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Anonymous Tue 05 Nov 12:20:51 2019 No.11119102 View Reply Original Report

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Is it possible to accidentally split an atom and cause a nuclear explosion, like someone slicing an apple, who accidentally sliced through the exact center of an atom? Could it cause an explosion, no matter how unlikely?

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Anonymous Tue 05 Nov 2019 12:24:58 No.11119109 Report

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Yes. In theory, you could cause a nuclear explosion by simply walking. typing or doing something where two surfaces touch since there's always a chance one of the atoms will split he other one.

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Anonymous Tue 05 Nov 2019 12:28:47 No.11119114 Report

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>>11119102
A nuclear bomb is such a big explosion because it creates a chain reaction. You're not splitting a single atom, you're splitting billions of them in as short of a time as possible.

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Anonymous Tue 05 Nov 2019 21:44:43 No.11120282 Report

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No, you need to innescate a chain reaction which can happen only with the right materials in the right quantities and geometry

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