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Sun Microdevil Pte Ltd@koakuma@uwu.social (2026-09-11 02:11:45)
Atomic power is confusing

You chop an atom, you get energy
You jam two atoms so hard that they clump together, you get energy

Is there anything you do with atomic nucleus that doesn't release energy in some way

Seems like a convenient plot device...
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chjara ☭ :lesbian_mode_el: :true_progress_flag: :blobcat_3d_stretcher:@chjara@akko.tuxcrafting.xyz (2026-09-11 02:13:49)
@koakuma The amount of energy you get from fusion gets lower the heavier the nuclei are, with iron and beyond it's energy negative. (Does that mean fission is energy positive for everything at or above iron? Actually not sure.) That's why stars die.

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Sun Microdevil Pte Ltd@koakuma@uwu.social (2026-09-11 02:17:42)
@chjara Everything will become iron?