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Neutronium would like a word. (lemmynsfw.com)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago (8 children)

Could you create a device that would compress some substance to the extent it would reach this weight or is that impossible?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Such devices exist, namely stars. Neutron stars are theorized to have neutronium at their core, essentially a soup of neutrons so densely packed that nothing else fits between them - in order words, the densest theoretical material (osmium is the densest material found on Earth).

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I guess I forgot to say it needs to fit in the package lol. I know it’s possible in extreme environments but can you create such an environment in this package is the question.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

Just toss a few teaspoons of black hole in there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I wouldn't be too surprised if you could achieve that kind of density for a few fractions of a second with explosive powered compression. I'm thinking something like the electromagnetic flux compression technique used by Nakamura et al to make the 1200T magnetic field back in 2018. The package absolutely wouldn't exist for long though lol

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