Maybe I'm just dumb
Sep. 22nd, 2008 04:57 pmBut probably not.
So: if matter and antimatter meet, there will be an explosive, possibly universe-ending reaction. So if antimatter exists, there has to be something separating it from matter.
So what is the border between the two made of, and what can I make out of it?
So: if matter and antimatter meet, there will be an explosive, possibly universe-ending reaction. So if antimatter exists, there has to be something separating it from matter.
So what is the border between the two made of, and what can I make out of it?
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Date: 2008-09-22 09:10 pm (UTC)Explosive, but not possibly universe-ending. Antiparticles (the building blocks of antimatter) collide with the upper atmosphere regularly, producing tiny explosions. They're not really noticed because the quantities involved are so tiny (and thus so are the explosions).
"So if antimatter exists, there has to be something separating it from matter."
Naturally occurring antimatter that actually sticks around is typically found in deep space, where it's separated from matter by space - it doesn't contact normal matter because there's a lot of emptiness in between.