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I love that the plushie is sweating
Occationally a minor fault in production would result in one of these beeing shipped. It's no biggie really.
I've got a ~~golden ticket~~ demon core!
Screw driver'll keep it open. It'll be fine. What's the worst that could happen?
I bought one branded as having Pokemon figures in it, but it had fucking Mickey Mouse in it.
I'd be less angry with a demon core. (cuz I'd be dead and thus unable to feel anything)
Ricky Gervais and Piers Morgan did a thing on this ? you can be blind but still entitled to own a firearm but can't get a kinder surprise chocolate toy.
Kids were just shoving them in their mouths whole and choking nearly to death... clearly a cultural difference, here.
European kids: Eat the delicacy slowly.
American kids: Devours it like a starved Tyranid.
Why is my kinder surprise glowing blue?
This kills the kinder
kaaaaaaaarl!
Stupid demon core always ruins all the fun.
What is that?
That was a fascinating read! The 2 accidents surrounding it were very interesting to read about. They were both basic human mistakes that led to the ghastly consequences they unfortunately produced. The 2nd accident though, by Slotin--that was hubris. How could one have skirted such simple safety protocols? Dude was controlling a very very very powerful experiment with a screwdriver in his hand being all that stood between the team of scientists and a staggering amount of radiation... Then it slips! 👀
Whats even more terrible about the second one, is Feynman over there telling him he was a fucking idiot for doing it that way and he (Slotin) was going to get himself killed.
Anyone who hasn't read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, go check it out
I think they were referring to it as "tickling the dragons tail" which certainly seems like a fitting description. It's absolutely bonkers how much radiation exposure happened in that moment.
And Fermi
They made a movie that dramatized the accidents really well:
The movie Fat Man and Little Boy
This is why we probably should be more careful when we do things that could potentially like, oh I dunno, open up a black hole here on Earth. I mean, it's not like accidents never happen!! Oh wait... they DO!
8.9cm diameter, 6.2kg. Says a lot. E: apparently it was 87°C too
I can’t even imagine something so small being so dense that it weighs 6,2kg.
Thanks 🙂
SURPRISE ,yes , Rico kaboum
Kinder Egg, now with a spicy surprise.
But the problem is shipping that fucker enclosed, because all the logistic chain is going to be a pain in the ass. People dying off quicker than you can replace them.
Little know fact: an embryonic Russian egg sac just about fits inside a Kinder Surprise and shields it from scanners.