The Hardest Known Substance in the Universe – Nuclear Pasta
And now we know that the FSM has an anti-FSM twin as well as having defects in his noodles. Oh the wonders of modern science which has brought to us this religious enlightenment. And we even know where he lives - in neutron stars. Oh what joy.
This high density causes the material that makes up a neutron star, known as nuclear pasta, to have a unique structure. Below the crust, competing forces between the protons and neutrons cause them to assemble into shapes such as long cylinders or flat planes, which are known in the literature as ‘lasagna’ and ‘spaghetti,’ hence the name ‘nuclear pasta.’ Together, the enormous densities and strange shapes make nuclear pasta incredibly stiff.
And now we know that the FSM has an anti-FSM twin as well as having defects in his noodles. Oh the wonders of modern science which has brought to us this religious enlightenment. And we even know where he lives - in neutron stars. Oh what joy.
This high density causes the material that makes up a neutron star, known as nuclear pasta, to have a unique structure. Below the crust, competing forces between the protons and neutrons cause them to assemble into shapes such as long cylinders or flat planes, which are known in the literature as ‘lasagna’ and ‘spaghetti,’ hence the name ‘nuclear pasta.’ Together, the enormous densities and strange shapes make nuclear pasta incredibly stiff.