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Jad Abumrad

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Radiolab
The Bad Show

They couldn't deploy it.

Radiolab
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They couldn't deploy it.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

Meaning they couldn't capture it.

Radiolab
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That's right.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

And part of the problem here, and although once again we're getting a little ahead of ourselves.

Radiolab
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We'll be right back to Hopper, but wait, let's just finish this.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

Is that nitrogen is trivalent.

Radiolab
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Trivalent.

Radiolab
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Trivalent.

Radiolab
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In other words, nitrogen has really strong attachments to itself.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

What he means is that when nitrogen atoms are just free-floating in the air, they will cling to each other.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

These little nitrogen atoms will fiercely hold together, and it's almost impossible to pry them apart.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

His calculations showed that it couldn't be done.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

At least not without a tremendous amount of energy.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

More energy than seemed, like, possible to make.

Radiolab
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Yeah, yes, but, you know.

Radiolab
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Being ambitious.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

Haber starts thinking, in order to do this, we need to pressure this.

Radiolab
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We need to put it under a lot of pressure.

Radiolab
The Bad Show

So he starts experimenting.