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Unlike an Iron Age collapse, a Bronze Age collapse releases energy, since copper and tin are past the iron peak on the curve of binding energy.

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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Electron capture is neat and there is also :
Double electron capture
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_electron_capture

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

holy shit electron capture 2

[–] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 months ago

The skull presumably represents the finality of such a decay, given that the end stage of human decay leaves behind a skeleton, something that does not exist in nucleons. [citation needed]

[–] FrullaPapaya@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know how many of those are legit and how many are humorous

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Can you prove that the collapse due to the invasion of the sea people isn't real? Until you can, I fully accept it as a real type of decay.