We all know the tru e alphas are the bottoms ~(-_-)~
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2024
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What about the Neutrinos? They are literally penetrating all humans billions of times right now. The amount that go through your butt right now without consent is staggering.
Gives a whole new meaning to "doing the neutron dance "!
Jimmy Neutron got game.
MFers be like “I’m an alpha male,”
Okay bro, tell me more about how you’re a glitchy, unenjoyable mess with no content nor character.
Neutrino male
As we all know Alphas can be stopped by just a sheet of paper: A restraining order.
And if that doesnt work, lead
I am a neutron male, and I am going to bring an end to this universe
Because neutrons are uncharged, they are more penetrating than alpha radiation or beta radiation. In some cases they are more penetrating than gamma radiation, which is impeded in materials of high atomic number.
I did not know that neutrons could penetrate farther than gamma rays by their virtue of being neutral. Also never heard gamma rays be called y-rays. Wonder what the z-rays will be if we ever name any.
Did not know about the neutrons either as well as gamma rays having the same penetration as x-rays. Was always taught gamma radiation is insta toast no matter what kind of protection.
γ is the Greek letter gamma. Those are γ-rays, not y-rays.
So why are X-rays the only ones that are just X if the rest are Greek
In an 1895 paper, Röntgen used "X" to label an unknown type of radiation. And the name stuck, despite his later objections. (Some languages do call them Röntgen rays.)
German for example does this.
Ix-Strahlung certainly doesn't roll off the tongue.
The "y" you're seeing on the table is actually γ, or lower-case gamma!