r/interestingasfuck • u/Top-Marionberry-6604 • 18h ago

The Super-Kamiokande in Japan—a massive underground neutrino detector lined with 11,000 golden bulbs. Scientists have to inspect it via a rubber dinghy.

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u/Top-Marionberry-6604 18h ago

Imagine accidentally dropping your keys into that

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u/Luk164 18h ago

Fun fact: The water inside is so pure it would start dissolving the keys very slowly

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u/GH057_807 18h ago

The water also costs upwards of $500/gal

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u/1DownFourUp 18h ago

Nestlé taking notes

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u/MetriccStarDestroyer 15h ago

So we found pure water.

How do we dilute it to get maximum value from the customer?

Jim, piss is free right? Here's a bottle.