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minus-squarejojo@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·1 month agoAnyone knows if this applies to other planets as well? For example, could neutrinos penetrate Uranus?
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 month agoNo, because Earth is flat, it’s easier for the neutrinos to make it through. But if they hit the stack of turtles, they bounce off the shells.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoIf a block of lead were a light year thick, it would have a 50% chance if blocking a neutrino. (Something I’ve heard. Can’t look it up now)
Anyone knows if this applies to other planets as well? For example, could neutrinos penetrate Uranus?
No, because Earth is flat, it’s easier for the neutrinos to make it through. But if they hit the stack of turtles, they bounce off the shells.
If a block of lead were a light year thick, it would have a 50% chance if blocking a neutrino.
(Something I’ve heard. Can’t look it up now)