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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Small science projects:

  • Baking soda and vinegar volcano

  • Moon landing

  • Splitting the atom

[–] dukk 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I love how simple and small scale splitting an atom sounds. Then you get to doing it…

[–] jasory 3 points 10 months ago

Splitting individual atoms isn't that difficult, you just need a neutron supply and some material (paraffin wax works) to slow them down and it will eventually happen at least with uranium. Doing it reliably and efficiently is a much harder problem.