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Antimatter has been transported for the first time

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Re: Antimatter has been transported for the first time

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is that in firecrackers? Gemini says a firecracker releases 150 J, so yeah not a lot.

Wolfram Alpha says its approximately the kinetic energy of a mosquito in flight

Which seems suprisingly high given that it's 92 protons worth of antimatter!

Re: Antimatter has been transported for the first time

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If containment was to fail, it the total energy released would have been approximately 2.766 * 10 ^ -8 J, so it wasn't particularly dangerous

For 92 protons? So 3*10^-10 J per proton?

For a tiny number, that is still insanely high...

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