Is Iron Man’s Arc Reactor Possible? | StarTalk

this first question is from mr. Olsen
via Twitter he says may of your hair
looks great thank you he says it’s
something like Tony Stark’s arc reactor
possible arc reactor this is the thing
that his chest here’s my take on it if
you were producing that much energy in
such a small place either his chest or
in some energy generating place in his
building as much energy as that is
you’re going to be creating heat
fundamental laws of thermodynamics would
indicate this and that heat would melt
everything vaporize everything one of
the great challenges of localizing
energy and then distributing it where
you need this is the big challenge of of
power plants nuclear any kind of power
plants they all need coolants and if
you’re gonna make it you got to make it
as it’s being used because it’s really
hard to store without melting where you
store it so there’s some laws of
thermodynamics acting against it yeah
that I but I’d love it though and I love
me some Tony Stark because he’s a
superhero with his ingenuity right with
his technology with his technology if
you have to pick somebody I would pick
him as my favorite yeah me time me too
over Batman to could bet they both you
man they’re both human both use
technological exoskeleton EXO yeah yes
yeah totally I think yeah I think
they’re the most appropriate to who we
are yeah exactly
I agree I agree