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Ishana92 t1_izp3wmh wrote

Reply to comment by Abdiel_Kavash in What is the difference between atomic, nuclear and hydrogen bombs? by something-stupid2134

It doesnt stop inside a human. It mostly passes through you the same as through a wall.The difference being that damage in a wall or armor is likely nothing worth writing about, while passing through living tissue neutrons break DNA and disrupt cells.

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Abdiel_Kavash t1_izp49gc wrote

Ah, I see. I interpreted "penetrating" as "passing through with relatively little interaction", not as "bullet penetrates a window".

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