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Grab a teaspoon of neutron star core. Teleport it into Earth's atmosphere. What would happen? (kbin.social)
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I believe the density chances quickly to match Earth's pressure.

But what else? Will it release energy enough to blow Earth up? Will its mass create some kind of an apocalyptical event?

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[–] Damaskox@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I remember that (if any other thing about the environment didn't kill us) the electric field would squeeze our atoms and make us into dust if we landed on a neutron star!