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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Cooling down means it's breaking down and no longer plutonium.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm talking about thermally cooling it down. If you put it in a freezer it will cool down, but the nuclear process will not change speed.

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Good luck with cooling down unmoderated plutonium.

[–] j5906@feddit.org 9 points 22 hours ago

liquid nitrogen will do

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

That’s why they have it in a frying pan

[–] ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 2 points 19 hours ago

just take a cheese grater to it to make smaller pieces smh