Nuclear shell model Memes

Nuclear physicists just lost their minds over Lead-208 refusing to be spherical! The recent paper revealed this heavy isotope has a slight deformation, and physicists are SCREAMING with excitement. It's like discovering your perfectly round basketball is secretly an egg! For nuclear nerds, this is like finding out your favorite element has been lying on its atomic resume. Lead-208 with its "magic number" of protons and neutrons was supposed to be perfectly spherical, but nope - it's out here being rebellious with its subtle pear shape. The physics community hasn't been this shook since someone suggested neutrinos might have mass!