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Only 1.38 percent of the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima. (About the weight of a bank note) Why was this value so little? Why did they use so much more uranium than that was able to detonate? Or was this percent known before the detonation, and the amount was adjusted accordingly?

by /u/surreal-reality in /r/askscience

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