Nuclear Fusion Explained

They say the Sun is powered by nuclear fusion. What is nuclear fusion? How does it work? Why does it take something like the Sun to do it? Let's find the answers!
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS

Why Doesn't Light Have Mass?
https://youtu.be/ueuwWiR-Dw4

Orders of Magnitude:
https://youtu.be/rVb414HbbME
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EXTRA INFO LINKS

Kurz Gesagt on Fusion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZsaaturR6E

Etymology:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=nucleus&allowed_in_frame=0
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fusion&allowed_in_frame=0

Basics:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/NucEne/fusion.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/NucEne/coubar.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb_barrier

Proton-Proton Chain:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Astro/procyc.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton%E2%80%93proton_chain_reaction

CNO Cycle:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Astro/carbcyc.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNO_cycle

Triple-Alpha Process:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Astro/helfus.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple-alpha_process

Neutron Capture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlBG_A4Djp4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_capture

Radiactive Decay:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Nuclear/beta.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_decay

Astronomical Data:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Tables/suncomp.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_matter.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_the_chemical_elements
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size

The Tokamak Reactor:
http://spc.epfl.ch/Welcome
http://fire.pppl.gov/aaas05_prager_mfe.pdf
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/NucEne/fusmag.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/fusion-reactor3.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_confinement_fusion
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COMMENT RESPONSES

Liam de los sauces - Fermi Nuke Estimate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVb414HbbME&lc=z13cvlxwuw2zetsm4234dpcgbvmazbq2v

Nuke Estimates:
http://www.dannen.com/decision/fermi.html
http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/19567/how-did-enrico-fermi-calculate-the-classical-fermi-problem
https://www.quora.com/How-did-Fermi-estimate-the-power-of-the-Trinity-bomb

Sml Strength - F*** School:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVb414HbbME&lc=z13ex3zyomj4j1uxc04cdbkpusiui1drfsk0k

Andy Kirkham - Resistor Bands:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVb414HbbME&lc=z13vxlw51y2hflv5o04cdvextyzjzxyidaw

Elliot Grey - XKCD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVb414HbbME&lc=z12jzzbaksakfrqxt04cib2pbpylu32prnw0k

XKCD What If?
http://what-if.xkcd.com/84/
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