The Ultimate Nuclear Yeet

The Ultimate Nuclear Yeet
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The ultimate nuclear throw! This meme brilliantly captures radioactive decay physics with Gen Z humor. Alpha particles (helium nuclei) get literally "yeeted" from uranium-238 during radioactive decay. When U-238 decays, it ejects alpha particles with massive energy - basically the atomic world's version of throwing something away with extreme force. Nature's original "yeet" has been happening for billions of years before teenagers made it cool! Fun fact: a single alpha particle ejection reduces uranium's atomic mass by 4 and atomic number by 2. Talk about losing weight fast!

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