Talk:Super-Neutron

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Mistake in plot description

In this story, it is not true that the reason why the "superneutron" did not make the sun explode as a supernova is that the sun has a lot of cadmium (in fact, the sun does not have a lot of cadmium). Rather, in the nuclear reaction analogy, superneutrons would make stars explode like U-235 nuclei hit by real neutrons -- but, since there are always impurities even in the purest U-235 bar, there always are some nuclei of other elements that won't explode. Cadmium is one such element (used to make 'control bars' that keep nuclear fission under control): it just absorbs neutrons without exploding. Hayes' explanation was that the Sun was like a nucleus of cadmium: in the middle of a Universe of U-235 stars (i.e. stars that would explode when hit by a "superneutron"), the Sun happened to be one of those very few "cadmium" stars that can absorb a superneutron without exploding.

So, the plot description must be changed to reflect that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.210.141.238 (talk) 00:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The whole point of Wikipedia is that if you see an error in an article, you're supposed to correct it yourself, not complain about it. Johnny Pez (talk) 21:34, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]