I always fill them up with that stuff black holes are made of, it’s pretty dense.
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TanteRegenbogen@feddit.org 18 hours ago
He said “physically” which is wrong because Neutronium. What he possibly meant was “practically” in which Osmium would be the only element you can practically fit in the box since it isn’t possible to synthesize neutroniun at that amount or handle that much safely.
coffeejunky@beehaw.org 17 hours ago
AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org 16 hours ago
it isn’t possible to synthesize neutronium at that amount or handle that much safely.
To be clear, the neutronium you’re talking about here is the one that is theorized to exist at the core of neutron stars? Could you elaborate on how much has been synthesized and could be handled safely?
TanteRegenbogen@feddit.org 15 hours ago
Wasn’t neutronium practically synthesized in miniscule amounts in the Large Hydron Collider? Also I am not a quantum physicist, so I am not sure if any neutronium is currently safe to handle beyond a miniscule amount considering a sugar cube sized amount of neutronium is theoretically the weight of a large freight ship.
Akasazh@feddit.nl 13 hours ago
No you mean theoretical. As neutronium is a theoretical substance. To our knowledge there’s no way to find it outside of neuron stars. It is therefore physically impossible, within our current state of knowledge.
It’s highly unlikely, bordering on theoretically impossible to assume that mankind will be able to synthesize enough to fill a cardboard box with. Then the practical side says even if that was possible, there would probably no way a cardboard box could contain that (and a plethora of other practical impossibilities).
Hugin@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
That and the neutrons would rapidly undergo beta decay producing a LOT of free energy and other particles.
Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 hours ago
Yeah there physical and practical reasons intermixed!
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
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