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...you thought someone was going to be able to get a critical amount of fissile material (originally plutonium) and bring it together using a machine??? I cann
by NamTaf 3y ago
...you thought someone was going to be able to get a critical amount of fissile material (originally plutonium) and bring it together using a machine???
I cannot possibly express how thankful I am that doing so is just about impossible for any layman.
- svrtknst 3y agoFamously, they tried to recreate it once. And slipped. And people died
- tetrep 3y agoWhat about the title implies only laymen were involved? I had no idea going into it who would be doing what.
- justin66 3y agoYou thought nuclear security professionals were going to recreate an incredibly expensive nuclear disaster which killed a guy, except actuated by a machine with the humans at a safe distance? And that would have been more educational than just building a model of the thing with a painted foam core?