I think part of the joke is about the "mentos in diet coke" gag, but the other part is that Cesium, like anything in the light-metal family, reacts violently with water. Even just exposing it to the water vapor in the air can be dangerous.
And of course if you blasted a piece of Cs-137 into smithereens by dropping it into a comparable volume of water, that would efficiently distribute a lot of extremely dangerous radioactive material. Don't try this at home, kids!
Dr. Wood estimated that a Trumpian block of cesium-137 would contain about 1,000 moles of the substance. Trump's listed mass in kg is 243/2.204 = 110, whereas the molar mass of cesium-137 is about 137 g = 0.137 kg/mol. 110 kg/(0.137 kg/mol) = ~803, close enough to 1,000 for Taibbian work.
Dr. Wood was probably just rounding off given the extreme overall uncertainty of the real figure and a genial distaste for the whole project, but may have been bearing in mind that Trump's mass is one of the few things he's likely to *under*estimate.
Now, how many fucking seconds that I cannot reclaim, now or ever, did I spend on this? The Goldilocks amount, by personal fiat.
So proud ...
This is absolutely ridiculous, a huge waste of time and I love it.
Really going to need a little more detail on the Diet Coke thing.
I think part of the joke is about the "mentos in diet coke" gag, but the other part is that Cesium, like anything in the light-metal family, reacts violently with water. Even just exposing it to the water vapor in the air can be dangerous.
https://youtu.be/fPk1hKLRyeE?t=129
Thanks! I find this fascinating
And of course if you blasted a piece of Cs-137 into smithereens by dropping it into a comparable volume of water, that would efficiently distribute a lot of extremely dangerous radioactive material. Don't try this at home, kids!
Dr. Wood estimated that a Trumpian block of cesium-137 would contain about 1,000 moles of the substance. Trump's listed mass in kg is 243/2.204 = 110, whereas the molar mass of cesium-137 is about 137 g = 0.137 kg/mol. 110 kg/(0.137 kg/mol) = ~803, close enough to 1,000 for Taibbian work.
Dr. Wood was probably just rounding off given the extreme overall uncertainty of the real figure and a genial distaste for the whole project, but may have been bearing in mind that Trump's mass is one of the few things he's likely to *under*estimate.
Now, how many fucking seconds that I cannot reclaim, now or ever, did I spend on this? The Goldilocks amount, by personal fiat.
More of this please. Fantastic.
Thanks. I need to spend more time reading about science. To much PPE makes /me anxious.
I just realized that PPE means something else. I meant politics, philosophy and economics.
Incredible
This article made me laugh while sitting here on a rather unusual Black Friday... or is it just normal for 2020.
I laughed out loud, totally worth it!
This cracked me up. I love it.
And I learned so much about cesium!
Literally laughed out loud on this one. Two thumbs up!
write a simulation or bust
Had me a laff mate
This lack of caesium in our lives might explain all the Brunch Covidians these days.