When you cut something, isn’t there a chance that you will cut an atom and there will be an explosion?

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When you cut something, isn’t there a chance that you will cut an atom and there will be an explosion?

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Atoms hate to touch, they’re highly charged and repel like magnets with incredible strength.

When you cut something, the repulsive force overpowers the binding strength and forces the weaker materal to shear apart.

Actually touching two atomic nuclei together requires incredible amounts of energy, found only in thermonuclear detonations and stellar cores.

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