How One Atom Triggers Millions More!

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[00:00:00]Imagine a box full of mouse traps, each holding a small ball. Drop one ball in and it triggers a trap, sending more balls flying. Those balls hit other traps, creating a chain reaction that quickly spreads through the entire box.

[00:00:12]A nuclear chain reaction works similarly. One neutron splits a uranium atom, releasing energy and the more neutrons, which then split even more atoms and release enormous amounts of energy.