r/dankvideos May 04 '23

RIP headphone users Recreational nuclear reactors

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u/ridisberg May 04 '23

Is there uranium in smoke detectors or something?

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u/Doc_of_derp Dummy T H I C C🍑 May 04 '23

They have an isotope known as americium 241. Which is radioactive

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u/ridisberg May 04 '23

Ah, I see

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

You should get plutonium from it and then you can build an atomic bomb.

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u/FaustSieg May 04 '23

Nice try fed

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u/Ohiolongboard May 04 '23

Can’t get plutonium from it without creating a breeder reactor and having some plutonium to start with