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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (16 children)

As I've learned more, the energy from a single atom is not much. They split nitrogen long before uranium but it didn't really matter. You need the chain reaction of uranium.

From Gemini:

The energy released from a single uranium atom splitting is an infinitesimally tiny fraction of what's needed to even warm a mug of water. You would need the simultaneous fission of approximately 1.96 quadrillion (1,960,000,000,000,000) uranium atoms to heat a single mug of water.

*JFC what's up with the downvotes? Because I used Gemini?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

You would need the simultaneous fission of approximately 1.96 quadrillion (1,960,000,000,000,000) uranium atoms to heat a single mug of water.

heat by how much? AI as useful as ever.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I just cut that bit out. 20 C to 80 C.

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