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Neutronium would like a word. (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

What about a piece of neutron star in those dimensions? Would it still be lighter than 70 lbs?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

The common popsci factoid tells us that a teaspoon of a neutron star weights as much as Mount Everest, so maybe.

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 22 hours ago

at a typical temperature and pressure, sure.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Could you create a device that would compress some substance to the extent it would reach this weight or is that impossible?

[–] [email protected] 52 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

Such devices exist, namely stars. Neutron stars are theorized to have neutronium at their core, essentially a soup of neutrons so densely packed that nothing else fits between them - in order words, the densest theoretical material (osmium is the densest material found on Earth).

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I believe that would be some form of fusion

[–] [email protected] 24 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

So yes, for a moment

[–] [email protected] 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

But also no

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

A very large no.

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