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[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Isn't that common knowledge? I don't think that anyone seriously believes that splitting a single atom causes an explosion.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

altr

I mean I'm not saying that you're an expert, but my us highschool education regarding nuclear fission was pretty handwavy, and won't come up again in most careers

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'd wager loads of people with no scientific knowledge do.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I'd wager they don't even know what you mean by "splitting an atom" and wouldn't give a rat's ass whether it released any energy.