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<p>162.158.159.8: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2860<br /> | date = November 27, 2023<br /> | title = Decay Modes<br /> | image = decay_modes_2x.png<br /> | imagesize = 586x360px<br /> | noexpand = true<br /> | titletext = 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.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a COLLAPSING BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> Decay modes refer to the different ways in which unstable atomic nuclei transform into more stable ones, typically by emitting particles or radiation. The process of decay is a natural phenomenon that occurs in radioactive substances. There are several types of decay modes, each characterized by the particles emitted or the energy released during the process.<br /> Protons are white, and Neutrons are gray.<br /> <br /> The first six modes are real, and are present in many nuclei.<br /> <br /> Baryon Panic:<br /> <br /> Omega Decay: The atom is seemingly imploded by a skull, which cracks the area surrounding it and neutrons and protons are flying everywhere.<br /> <br /> Electron Wilt: The electrons surrounding the atom fall to the ground, which seemingly makes the atom decay...?<br /> <br /> One Big Nucleon:<br /> <br /> Fungal Decay:<br /> <br /> Collapse due to the Invasion by Sea Peoples: The atom floats in water, with boats on either side. On one boat, there are four Cueballs. on the other boat, there are five. The atom, which is caught in the crossfire, is breaking up.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> note: please edit this further, I tried<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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