Humanity’s nuclear arsenal is capable of destroying all life on Earth multiple times. But what if we sent these nukes to the Sun? We explore the feasibility, cost, and potential consequences of such a mission. Could we inadvertently destroy our only source of daylight?

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00:00: Sending our nukes into the Sun00:52: Fusion energy of the Sun02:07: Thanks Better Internet!03:11: Countries that possess nukes05:07: How much would it cost?06:49: Firing all the hydrogen bombs08:09: The antimatter bomb
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