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Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

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Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

But clearly they were not burning wood or coal. And most likely they're not using cutters like we're using now. Because if you've mastered nuclear technology, you need just one gram of fuel to fuel your car for your life. And you need a microgram of nuclear fuel to machine anything and cut through anything. You know, that's why I think it's plausible.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

But clearly they were not burning wood or coal. And most likely they're not using cutters like we're using now. Because if you've mastered nuclear technology, you need just one gram of fuel to fuel your car for your life. And you need a microgram of nuclear fuel to machine anything and cut through anything. You know, that's why I think it's plausible.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

But clearly they were not burning wood or coal. And most likely they're not using cutters like we're using now. Because if you've mastered nuclear technology, you need just one gram of fuel to fuel your car for your life. And you need a microgram of nuclear fuel to machine anything and cut through anything. You know, that's why I think it's plausible.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

The other thing where I think it's plausible, few people know this, but this is a very well-known fact. There is a natural nuclear reactor that's been discovered in Africa. I think in the 60s. I believe in Gabon. And it's called Oklo Natural Nuclear Reactor. And the way it was discovered, it was a French mining site where they were mining uranium.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

The other thing where I think it's plausible, few people know this, but this is a very well-known fact. There is a natural nuclear reactor that's been discovered in Africa. I think in the 60s. I believe in Gabon. And it's called Oklo Natural Nuclear Reactor. And the way it was discovered, it was a French mining site where they were mining uranium.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

The other thing where I think it's plausible, few people know this, but this is a very well-known fact. There is a natural nuclear reactor that's been discovered in Africa. I think in the 60s. I believe in Gabon. And it's called Oklo Natural Nuclear Reactor. And the way it was discovered, it was a French mining site where they were mining uranium.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then the uranium was shipped back to France, and it's analyzed isotopically. Because, you know, when uranium is coming from the ground, it's ordinary, unenriched uranium. Most of it is not suitable for power generation. Only uranium-235 is, but it's, you know, a minor constituent. And that's what, you know, refining or enrichment is about.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then the uranium was shipped back to France, and it's analyzed isotopically. Because, you know, when uranium is coming from the ground, it's ordinary, unenriched uranium. Most of it is not suitable for power generation. Only uranium-235 is, but it's, you know, a minor constituent. And that's what, you know, refining or enrichment is about.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then the uranium was shipped back to France, and it's analyzed isotopically. Because, you know, when uranium is coming from the ground, it's ordinary, unenriched uranium. Most of it is not suitable for power generation. Only uranium-235 is, but it's, you know, a minor constituent. And that's what, you know, refining or enrichment is about.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So when French were analyzing the ore, they couldn't find, you know, uranium-235. And like, what the heck? So the alarm bells started coming on because they thought somebody was stealing weapons-grade material, because this ore must contain known amount of uranium-235, and it wasn't.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So when French were analyzing the ore, they couldn't find, you know, uranium-235. And like, what the heck? So the alarm bells started coming on because they thought somebody was stealing weapons-grade material, because this ore must contain known amount of uranium-235, and it wasn't.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So when French were analyzing the ore, they couldn't find, you know, uranium-235. And like, what the heck? So the alarm bells started coming on because they thought somebody was stealing weapons-grade material, because this ore must contain known amount of uranium-235, and it wasn't.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So they conducted an investigation, and much to their shock, determined that the uranium in that site is different from uranium that's found everywhere else. So uranium everywhere else on the planet has a very well-established ratio of uranium-238 to 235. but not this site. And this site is depleted on 235 and otherwise enriched in 238. So the only, yes.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So they conducted an investigation, and much to their shock, determined that the uranium in that site is different from uranium that's found everywhere else. So uranium everywhere else on the planet has a very well-established ratio of uranium-238 to 235. but not this site. And this site is depleted on 235 and otherwise enriched in 238. So the only, yes.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So they conducted an investigation, and much to their shock, determined that the uranium in that site is different from uranium that's found everywhere else. So uranium everywhere else on the planet has a very well-established ratio of uranium-238 to 235. but not this site. And this site is depleted on 235 and otherwise enriched in 238. So the only, yes.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So the only explanation that they could come up with is that a nuclear reactor must have formed naturally and operated for many thousands of years, burning away all of this uranium-235 until it was gone. And when I hear this statement, you know, to me, it sounds as ridiculous as you walk throughout the desert and you find a perfectly formed Mercedes-Benz that formed there naturally.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So the only explanation that they could come up with is that a nuclear reactor must have formed naturally and operated for many thousands of years, burning away all of this uranium-235 until it was gone. And when I hear this statement, you know, to me, it sounds as ridiculous as you walk throughout the desert and you find a perfectly formed Mercedes-Benz that formed there naturally.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So the only explanation that they could come up with is that a nuclear reactor must have formed naturally and operated for many thousands of years, burning away all of this uranium-235 until it was gone. And when I hear this statement, you know, to me, it sounds as ridiculous as you walk throughout the desert and you find a perfectly formed Mercedes-Benz that formed there naturally.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So that's the same, you know, degree of ridiculousness to me. Because it's very difficult to maintain, you know, chain reaction for any meaningful period of time. Because they are saying, well, the circumstances were there just right where water was coming in and coming out, and this sustained, you know, this chain reaction for thousands of years. Right. I mean, I just don't believe it.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So that's the same, you know, degree of ridiculousness to me. Because it's very difficult to maintain, you know, chain reaction for any meaningful period of time. Because they are saying, well, the circumstances were there just right where water was coming in and coming out, and this sustained, you know, this chain reaction for thousands of years. Right. I mean, I just don't believe it.