What If a Spoonful of Neutron Star Appeared on Earth?

Neutron stars are massive gravitational monsters, and orbiting one wouldn't end up well for our planet. But what if we took just a spoonful of it and transported it to Earth? Such a tiny amount of a neutron star couldn't possibly destroy us all... or could it?

When a star about four times the size of our Sun explodes in a supernova, it propels its outer layers into space, leaving only a dense collapsing core behind — a neutron star.

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[paulovillarreal]

*A spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down*

*A spoon full of neutron star makes the world go down*

[Mug]

“What if a spoonful of neutron star appeared on earth?”
“Idk but here’s what would happen to a ship”

[tsubaza]

Neutron Star: Yea! I'm the strongest force in the universe!

Magnetar: *Am I a joke to you?*
_Black hole silently laughing at the corner._

[raz]

Spoonful of Neutron Star: **exists**


Spoonful of Black Hole: _Hold my galaxies_

[TheWiseBrief]

Thanks for letting me know in time, i was about to bring a spoon of it.

[janyozenith]

"Can I get some neutron star?"
"Only a spoonfull."
*picks a comically large spoon.*

[mckayinayiah]

Him: wHat iF We ToOk A sPoOnFuL oF iT?
Me: why would you do that??😭

[giolianmortel]

Neutron Star: "around 1 million degrees Celcius"
The Spoon: "aight imma head out"

[civilengineer]

Title: What if a spoonful of neutron star appeared on earth?
Conclusion: *-IT COULDN'T-*

[tendodeku]

Or could it?




Ah shit, here we go again

[iceonrock]

What IF : Currently no neutron stars are in earth
The Action Lab : Imma throw a neutron star at a bucket of water and also throw an orange at it

[VOLAIRE]

I think I need more than a spoonful to get me full though....

[matthewschnieder]

Well, what would happen if a spoonful of neutron star appeared on earth? Damn video didn’t tell us!

[gwkrmkw]

Sun: I'm the heaviest thing in the solar system.


Neutron star the size office a city: hold my beer

[briant]

Thos is a valuable lesson for all, just leave neutron stars alone.

[AM-qnvx]

Neutron star: A scoop of me is 6 billion tons
Man: I’m boutta take a scoop
Spoon : Am I a joke to you

[EagleLogic]

Damn I was hoping to see a discussion about the gravitational effects of having a spoonful appear on earth. Our orbit around the sun would probably be effected quite a bit.

[Mystic-xezf]

That's why thor hammer is so heavy








It's made up of neutron star

[straightausffm]

I guess if you get killed by a neutron star you would be...





neutralized?

[pranjalvw]

Warning:- Leave neutron star where it belongs


Thank you for notifying, I was going for it