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RE: Neutron Irradiated Dime: Part II, Where Did It Come From?

Didn't they know, at that time, that the half-life of silver-110 was 22 seconds? Why would they do this in something that a few minutes after the transformation would return to be a normal dime?

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It really is unbelievable. Not sure about the "why" of it, probably that age old answer, "because".
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