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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Isn't it just that color because it's hot? Like, if you cooled those off to room temperature, wouldn't they be metallic gray?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Cooling down means it's breaking down and no longer plutonium.

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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

I'm talking about thermally cooling it down. If you put it in a freezer it will cool down, but the nuclear process will not change speed.

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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

Good luck with cooling down unmoderated plutonium.

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[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That’s why they have it in a frying pan

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[–] ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

just take a cheese grater to it to make smaller pieces smh

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