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Scientists trap and tame a single particle of antimatter for months (news.northwestern.edu)
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[โ€“] alpine_jim@piefed.social 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Bananas always get the hype for being particularly rich in potassium-40, which is the unstable isotope, but Brazil nuts have far more, and potato and carrot are about as radioactive as banana.

[โ€“] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

But can you use a potato for scale?