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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

\0. The force that keeps the nucleus together is much stronger than the force needed to break the inter-atom bonfs. (Blanking on the names right now. Strong and weak forces?)

[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, but what if the knife is really sharp?

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The knife edge can't be smaller than an atoms width, so still no.

[–] NoDignity@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You say that until someone pulls the classic prank of swapping all your mango atoms with uranium-235.

[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah and what if I squish the mango, thereby compressing the water and fusing the hydrogen into helium?

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Unless you refined the mango to the point that was homoatomic, the other non-hydrogen atoms would act as moderators and prevent fusion from occurring.