I am fused all out of iron is a reference to how massive stars end their lifes, its the stage just before the whole thing goes supernova in dramatic fasion.
Stars fuse hydrogen into helium for most of their lives. When there is no more hydrogen, they switch to heavier elements, the start of a process that can not be stopped. First helium is fused to carbon, then carbon to neon, which takes about 600 years. After that it goes faster and faster, Neon burning for 1 year, oxygen burning about 6 months. At 3 billion degrees, the core can fuse silicon nuclei into iron and the entire core supply is used up in one day. Under ever increasing pressure and gravity the iron core collapses, and the whole thing goes supernova.
We're fused all out of iron.
The line "I promise I will keep this under control" is a promise he can not keep.
I am fused all out of iron is a reference to how massive stars end their lifes, its the stage just before the whole thing goes supernova in dramatic fasion.
Stars fuse hydrogen into helium for most of their lives. When there is no more hydrogen, they switch to heavier elements, the start of a process that can not be stopped. First helium is fused to carbon, then carbon to neon, which takes about 600 years. After that it goes faster and faster, Neon burning for 1 year, oxygen burning about 6 months. At 3 billion degrees, the core can fuse silicon nuclei into iron and the entire core supply is used up in one day. Under ever increasing pressure and gravity the iron core collapses, and the whole thing goes supernova. We're fused all out of iron.
The line "I promise I will keep this under control" is a promise he can not keep.
Something very dramatic is about to happen.