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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (18 children)

Real talk: Would literally cutting a single atom in half unleash the force of an atomic bomb? Would it even be a noticeable reaction to the unassisted human eye?

I've seen some science show stuff at particle accelerators where a dude points to some device giving off sparks and is like "these sparks are actually anti-matter explosions." So I wonder if a single atom of regular matter would even be a spark.

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I found a similar discussion on Reddit and liked this comment because it was easy to understand:

The energy released in the fission (splitting) of ONE atom of U-235 is enough to make a single grain of sand visibly move.

It's apparently a quote from the book The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So instead of gas powered leaf blowers and all their noise, we ought to go nuclear.

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Instead of constant noise there's just a single pop, and the leaves are gone. Just be careful with the dosage.

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