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Old 04-24-2010, 10:43 AM   #88
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Originally Posted by wayrad View Post
I think you might mean cosmic rays ionize atoms, not that they cause nuclear fission.
No, they shatter the heck out of them.

I found the article I was thinking about:

http://www.nevis.columbia.edu/hires/...roninSciAm.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_shower_%28physics%29
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