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sfla

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Well, yea. I feel like spilling the beans a bit. What do you want to know?
 
sfla said:
SF - city I lived in when I started with Lit
LA - short form for Lana, which is a short form in itself for Elana.
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For some reason I assumed it was something to do with Florida. I know better now :)


Where does the phrase "a damp squib" come from?
 
arnoldlane84 said:
For some reason I assumed it was something to do with Florida. I know better now :)


Where does the phrase "a damp squib" come from?
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From the explosives industry. A squib being a tiny explosive charge. If it is damp, it does not work. Now it just means "dud".
 
What is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
 
MsTexas said:
How do you split an atom?
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  1. Obtain a sufficient quantity of fissionable material. Any element above iron on the periodic table is a candidate for fissionable material, because it will release more energy upon fissioning than it takes to cause the fission process. Ideally, the material chosen should be "fissile," that is, capable of a sustained fission reaction; both uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are excellent fissile materials.
  2. Enrich the fissionable material by increasing its proportion of highly radioactive to less-radioactive isotopes. For uranium, this means increasing the proportion of uranium-235 to uranium-238.
  3. Place the fissionable material in a modulating material designed to sustain the fission reaction without absorbing neutrons. Early reactors used graphite purified of boron contaminants or heavy water, while later reactors also use helium or beryllium.
  4. Incorporate a neutron-absorbing control material that can be inserted and withdrawn as necessary to control the fission process. Most nuclear reactors use rods of cadmium to absorb stray neutrons.
  5. Surround the fissionable material with several feet of concrete or other material to absorb alpha, beta and gamma radiation created by the material itself and during the fission process.
  6. Withdraw the control material.
  7. Fire a beam of neutrons at the fissionable material. A neutron impacting the nucleus of an atom will cause it to split into two nuclei of lighter elements and release additional neutrons. If these neutrons impact other nuclei and split them, a sustained fission reaction, or chain reaction is created. Using the heat generated from this reaction to power a steam turbine is how most nuclear reactors produce power. The reaction can be dampened by reinserting the control material.
 
sfla said:
  1. Obtain a sufficient quantity of fissionable material. Any element above iron on the periodic table is a candidate for fissionable material, because it will release more energy upon fissioning than it takes to cause the fission process. Ideally, the material chosen should be "fissile," that is, capable of a sustained fission reaction; both uranium-235 and plutonium-239 are excellent fissile materials.
  2. Enrich the fissionable material by increasing its proportion of highly radioactive to less-radioactive isotopes. For uranium, this means increasing the proportion of uranium-235 to uranium-238.
  3. Place the fissionable material in a modulating material designed to sustain the fission reaction without absorbing neutrons. Early reactors used graphite purified of boron contaminants or heavy water, while later reactors also use helium or beryllium.
  4. Incorporate a neutron-absorbing control material that can be inserted and withdrawn as necessary to control the fission process. Most nuclear reactors use rods of cadmium to absorb stray neutrons.
  5. Surround the fissionable material with several feet of concrete or other material to absorb alpha, beta and gamma radiation created by the material itself and during the fission process.
  6. Withdraw the control material.
  7. Fire a beam of neutrons at the fissionable material. A neutron impacting the nucleus of an atom will cause it to split into two nuclei of lighter elements and release additional neutrons. If these neutrons impact other nuclei and split them, a sustained fission reaction, or chain reaction is created. Using the heat generated from this reaction to power a steam turbine is how most nuclear reactors produce power. The reaction can be dampened by reinserting the control material.
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LMFAO

That's rich ...

Thank you!

:D
 
sfla said:
I am deadly serious. 42.
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Oh, I know. If you've read it you have the sense of humor I was referring to. ;)

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.

There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
 
ga400us said:
Oh, I know. If you've read it you have the sense of humor I was referring to. ;)

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.

There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
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I suspect it will just go up one number, every time this happens.
 
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