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[–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

but plutonium is dense, so 80 tons will probably fit in the firebox

I feel like there's a thing that will happen when I put that much in such a comparatively small place.

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[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago

It'll heat up the firebox, which is exactly what the firebox wants to happen. It's not like we're using precisely-timed explosives to briefly make the mass much more than critical and counter its desire to blow itself apart for long enough that it blows other things apart, too.

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