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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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totally wired cell@cell@outerheaven.club (2026-09-11 02:13:32)
@koakuma err it depends on whether or not you have many atoms or little atoms 😇

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.

Cloudmom Colette@electrocutie@plush.city (2026-09-11 05:34:48)
@koakuma I

am not sure if this was a serious question

but you and also everyone should know about photodisintegration

it absolutely absorbs energy at least in the context of supernova