Reddit shuts down viral thread on the existence of nuclear weapons
CORRECTION: Thread still open but I'm blocked from discussion.
I posted the following question to reddit r/askscience:
The random-walk model of nuclear chain reactions shows that the critical mass of uranium-235 for a nuclear weapon is 13 tons. What is the flaw in this model?
Hiroshima was reportedly attacked using a nuclear weapon based on highly-enriched uranium-235. The explosive material in the bomb reportedly had a mass of 64 kg. However, the random-walk model of nuclear chain reactions led Werner Heisenberg to believe that a nuclear weapon with that strength would require 13 tons of uranium-235. What is the flaw in the random walk model of nuclear chain reactions, if any?
The question was viewed 160 K times before the post was removed. No explanation was given for its removal. A captured version of the post is here. An archived version of the thread is here.
UPDATE: reinstated as of 9:46 PM EST 01/06 at https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1hvainh/comment/m5t5jjn/?context=3
Although I am locked out of commenting section.
UPDATE: Jan. 11, 2024
Banned from r/askscience - see message from reddit in response to submitting question to r/askscience forum. No explanation given for banning.
Things off limits on reddit:
Nukes aren't real
Moon landing wasn't real
Viruses aren't real
9/11 planes weren't real
Sounds like they don't exist.