Uh, no. They're right next to each other in the bomb. If that were the case, you wouldn't need these instructions because of the already being dead.
No, in a uranium bomb, the two pieces of uranium sit at opposite ends of the bomb. When the bomb goes off, conventional explosives push the two pieces of uranium together, achieving critical mass and setting off the chain reaction. If you place the two pieces of uranium together by hand, it won't explode in a big mushroom cloud, but the uranium will melt or vaporize and it will produce enough radiation to kill anyone nearby.
I was quoting the Barney Miller episode where a kid made an atom bomb as a science project.
Freaky-ass aquatic creature:
My husband would run screaming in the other direction if he ever came across that bug/creature/thing! I'm not usually bug-phobic but I'm pretty sure I'd be right behind him.
I was quoting the Barney Miller episode where a kid made an atom bomb as a science project.
OMG this was a movie too! In the movie, the kid stole the uranium from a military-guarded installation (not specifically working on bombs) and replaced it with Prell.
Kid really really wanted to win the science fair. Mayhem ensued.
the kid stole the uranium from a military-guarded installation (not specifically working on bombs) and replaced it with Prell.
He must not have had cable, and had to make his own fun.
I share an office with a psycho. He left for the day about 15 minutes ago. He'd worked a full day. Because he came in at 4:45 am.
Anyone else want to see a Ginger/tommyrot kerfuffle about bombs?
No, in a uranium bomb, the two pieces of uranium sit at opposite ends of the bomb.
You're right. I was thinking plutonium. In that case, two pieces close together would certainly be highly unstable.
Maybe Ginger is thinking of a plutonium bomb, where the plutonium pieces are arranged in a hollow sphere, surrounded by explosives. When the bomb goes off, the explosives implode the plutonium into a small ball, achieving critical mass and boomage....
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