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Technically speaking, everything is nuclear power. The sun, our star, is a fusion generator.
Wind? winds are caused by weather patterns, which are caused by the sun, either through radiative heating or tidal forces.
Solar? Also the sun.
Hell, nearly every element in existence is the result of fusion in stars. Like coal and natural gas.
Even chemical reactions in batteries are an indirect result of nuclear power.
to make an apple pie from scratch...
Start by planting an apple tree.
Yes that's the joke.
Yes, but the line from Carl Sagan is if you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe
Still though. My "technically" joke is still true, even if people are even more autistic than me and refuse to see it.
Geothermal energy is not nuclear power, tidal energy isn't either.
Considering that everything comes from stars, even planets themselves, yes. Yes it is 🤣
That's not really how energy works. If you want to be that pedantic then all energy comes from gravity, because gravity is required for stars to fuse hydrogen.
Gravity is also ultimately why the winds blows, hot air rises by being less dense only because colder denser air is pulled down displacing the hot air up. Burning a candle in microgravity is very different than on the surface of Earth