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   Paul B. Andersen to All   
   Re: Mass and Energy   
   03 Jan 26 22:39:44   
   
   From: relativity@paulba.no   
      
   Den 02.01.2026 15:28, skrev Stefan Ram:   
   > "Paul.B.Andersen"  wrote or quoted:   
   > :1n + U-235 → Ba-141 + Kr-92 + 3n   
   > . . .   
   > :Are you claiming that the mass 3.916659E-25 kg   
   > :is not converted to 2.78E-11 J kinetic energy?   
   >   
   >    When you start in the rest system of "1n + U-235",   
   >    its momentum is p=0. As the momentum is conserved,   
   >    the momentum of "Ba-141 + Kr-92 + 3n" then also is   
   >    p=0, so its kinetic Energy still is zero.   
      
   Are you serious? :-D   
      
   You have two nuclei side by side.   
   One with 56 protons, one with 36 protons.   
   What do you think will happen?   
      
      
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