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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 69 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So practically no integration with any human being?!

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 28 points 3 months ago

You're goddamned right.

[–] bitfucker@programming.dev 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You mean interaction right? ...right?

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

What I want to write versus what my phone wants to write...

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Hermit life

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago
[–] moody@lemmings.world 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What about z-ray? It's two more than x-ray.

[–] SpaghettiYeti@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

"I've been shitting pancakes ever since"

[–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Can I be a zeta male? I'm not even male, I just think zeta is a cool Greek letter.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 points 3 months ago

Ok we'll call you Zeta Jones from now on

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If zea started on T, you would be zeta already

[–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's why I take a T blocker 😎

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

Stronger than concrete and lead

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is clearly evidence that Jimmy Neutron is the peak male form

[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

He does have the most penetration power according to this source...

[–] aaa@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 3 months ago (4 children)

idiot here. can someone explain to me how come neutrons can't penetrate concrete compared to lead.

[–] mouserat@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] aaa@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 months ago

that's very interesting, thanks.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Neutrons need something that provides them with lots of chances to have interactions. Water is good too. What blocks neutrons may not block gamma and vise versa. To block neutrons and high energy particles like cosmic rays that actually have mass to them you need something like a crash barrier.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Same. Aren't neutrons capable of crossing the entire planet unless they directly colide with another particle?

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 29 points 3 months ago

I reckon you're thinking of the neutrino which rarely interacts with matter.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I believe you're thinking of neutrinos. Neutrons love bonking into things, and they're really good at it. Too good; if the thing they're bonking is too big they'll just keep on bouncing, so you gotta bounce them off small stuff. Concrete has lots of small stuff bound up in it, so while there's better shields (borax and paraffin slurry is a classic one) there's few cheaper or easier to make shields than concrete.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Neutrons are just so bonked up

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

Oh oops. I did mix them up.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If you throw a ball at a brick wall it will bounce. If you throw a ball into a ball pit it will be slowed down and stop

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They can only be penetrated by JD-rays

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

Sounds like mediocre BBQ sauce

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 months ago

Proof that alpha males can't hit themselves out of a wet paper bag.

[–] mihor@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

The premise is wrong. Alpha particles are thicc, so one should say that alpha males have thicc d**ks. 😎

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

What about sigma particles?