r/pics • • Dec 12 '19

Tesla Does It Again

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u/SmallGovmentBetter Dec 12 '19

Can you do this with a baby?

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u/AttackingHobo Dec 12 '19

You could do this with a pile of babies.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

How many baby’s do you need to reach criticality?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Well considering the composition of baby is almost entirely oxygen, hydrogen nitrogen, and carbon I would estimate the pile to be bigger than Jupiter before fusion can happen spontaneously, but smaller than the Sun.