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Scientists trap and tame a single particle of antimatter for months (news.northwestern.edu)

submitted 3 days ago by chambetHtml@sh.itjust.works to c/science@lemmy.world

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[-] coolmojo@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

If you love antimatter. eat banana. It contains traces of antimatter.

[-] alpine_jim@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

But can you use a potato for scale?

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 20 points 2 days ago

The problem is it also contains a non-insignificant quantity of banana.

[-] 42yeah@eviltoast.org 11 points 2 days ago

Don’t they annihilate each other when they encounter matter? How can a banana contain antimatter safely?

[-] Tehdastehdas@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They do, and it can't. It's getting annihilated the first time it touches normal matter, producing other radiation. Nuclear decay in the banana produces more antimatter.