ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

COMPASS tokamak

Okay kiddo, do you know what a compass is? It's a small tool that helps you find which direction you're facing. Now, imagine a really big compass that is as big as a building! This is called a tokamak.

The tokamak is used in something called nuclear fusion. This is a way to make energy by combining really tiny things called atoms. But the problem is, it's really hard to do that. That's where the tokamak comes in.

In the tokamak, there is something called plasma. This is like a really hot soup made of tiny things called particles. These particles can make nuclear fusion happen, but they need to be kept in one place. Think of it like trying to keep soup in a bowl that's moving around a lot.

That's where the tokamak comes in! It uses really strong magnets to keep the plasma in the middle, like how a compass points in one direction. This way, the particles don't escape and they can keep making energy. It's kind of like a big puzzle, but scientists are working hard to figure it all out.

So that's what a compass tokamak is! It's a really big tool that helps us make energy using nuclear fusion.