Nuclear Bomb Garden Gnome

1. The "Primary" Two-point, hollow-pit, fusion-boosted high explosive implosion 2. The "Secondary" Spherical, all-fissile, fusion-boosted radiation implosion 3. Radiation Case Peanut-shaped, channels x-rays from primary to secondary 4. Channel Filler Plastic foam plasma generator 5. Booster Gas Cannister Periodic replacement as tritium gas decays High Explosive Lens Two lenses drive primary implosion Plutonium-239 Pit Beryllium-reflected hollow pit Tritium & Deuterium Booster gas, fusion makes neutrons Lithium-6 Deuteride Lithium becomes tritium, fusion makes neutrons Uranium-235 "Sparkplug" Starts tritium generation and fusion in the secondary Uranium-235 "Pusher" Heat shield, tamper, and fission fuel (fission by all neutrons) Uranium-238 Case Fission by fusion neutrons only

A bearded garden gnome wears a red pointed hat illustrated as a highly detailed thermonuclear weapon, with labels describing its internal components. The joke comes from treating an ordinary whimsical gnome hat as the schematic of a nuclear bomb, making the image absurdly overengineered and ominous. It is sent as a reaction to something unexpectedly powerful, dangerous, or needlessly complicated.

• @itvbia / 33191 2023-05-01
• @eternalclassic / 32130 2023-05-05