Magic Rocks That Boil Water

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Magic Rocks That Boil Water

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The nuclear energy debate summed up in prehistoric terms! Someone's brilliantly reduced uranium to "magic rocks that boil water" and nuclear power plants to "magic rock water boilers." The comparison to prehistoric humans abandoning fire after one accident is painfully spot-on.

Nuclear energy is literally just spicy rocks heating water to spin turbines. Despite having the best safety record of any major energy source (yes, better than solar and wind when you count installation accidents), we're still treating it like a boogeyman because of a handful of high-profile incidents.

The irony? We're facing climate catastrophe while the cleanest high-output energy solution sits right there, getting the cold shoulder. Talk about throwing the baby out with the radioactive bathwater!

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