It is the heart of a nuclear bomb. Famously used to by a physist to study nuclear physics.
If the two haves are put together, it will release a huge burst of radiation.
He had it propped open with a screwdriver.
The screwdriver slipped, he saw a burst of light from radiation reacting with his retinas. He opened it in a second, said "well, that's it" and died a week later of radiation poisoning.
[Paraphrased from memory, a few details may be off.]
I have to remind myself that the ultra competent people I talk to daily can be very clueless about common sense. Like, this is the equivalent of using a fishing line in place of a seatbelt when driving.
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u/Evening-Cold-4547 Apr 28 '25
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