Bundle of atoms

The most vague representation of a person or a 5'10 person

Person#1:Hey, bundle of atoms, can you pass the salt
Person#2:sure*they struggle to reach the table and pass the salt*

by Stovetop_master March 7, 2024

Atomic

The most severe version of mental retardation, usually consisted of multiple mental illnesses

That guy is truly atomic

by Frozed August 5, 2022

The atomic bomb

Weed is the atomic bomb

Weed the atomic bomb will blow your braincells

by Real Alberto August 6, 2022

Atomic Number Engineering

The ultimate alchemy: directly editing an element's identity by changing the number of protons in its nucleus. This isn't just nuclear fusion or fission (smashing nuclei together or splitting them apart); it's the precise, surgical addition or removal of protons to transmute one element into another on demand. Lead into gold? Basic. Turning toxic waste into inert helium, or synthesizing stable, super-heavy elements unknown in nature? That's the goal. It requires staggering amounts of energy and control over the strong nuclear force, making it the pinnacle of material science—literally rewriting the periodic table to suit your needs.

*Example: "The waste cleanup used atomic number engineering. They ran the radioactive cesium-137 through a proton scrubber, yanking out protons one by one until it became stable, harmless platinum. The process cost a billion dollars in antimatter catalyzed energy, but hey, free jewelry."*

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026

Atomic Number Harnessing

The practice of exploiting the specific, defining proton count of an element to generate useful effects, rather than trying to change it. This focuses on the unique properties that come from a given atomic number: using uranium-92's fissionability for dense power, utilizing lead-82's density and radiation shielding, or leveraging the catalytic properties of platinum-78. It’s about selecting the perfect elemental "tool" from nature's toolbox and applying it with extreme precision, often in contexts where isotopic purity or specific electron configurations (stemming from proton count) are critical.

*Example: "Their stealth hull isn't a composite; it's atomic number harnessing. They plate it in einsteinium-99. Its insane proton count creates a chaotic electron cloud that scatters sensor beams into nonsense noise. It's also mildly radioactive, so... don't lick the spaceship."*

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026

Atomic Harnessing

The broad-spectrum mastery of the atom as a complete, functional unit. This encompasses using the whole package—the nucleus and its electron cloud—for energy (fission, fusion), structure (material strength, conductivity), or quantum effects (lasers, atomic clocks). It's the foundation of all modern technology, from the silicon in your chip to the uranium in a reactor. Advanced atomic harnessing moves into controlling individual atoms with tools like scanning probe microscopes, building structures atom-by-atom, or using Rydberg atoms for quantum computing.

Example: "The new quantum processor doesn't use silicon transistors; it's atomic harnessing. They trap individual strontium atoms in laser grids, using the excited states of their electrons as qubits. It's a computer made of controlled lightning bolts frozen in space."

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026

Sub-Atomic Engineering

The art of building things not from atoms, but from the particles that constitute them: electrons, protons, neutrons, and eventually quarks and gluons. This is manufacturing and manipulation at the femtometer scale. Imagine crafting materials where protons are arranged in non-atomic lattices, creating "electron crystals" where the wavefunctions are sculpted into specific shapes, or designing forces by arranging gluon fields. The properties of such constructs would be alien, governed by quantum chromodynamics and electroweak theory rather than traditional chemistry.

Example: "The alien artifact's core was a lattice of pure protons, held in perfect crystalline formation by sub-atomic engineering. It didn't exist as matter as we know it; it was a soup of strong force bonds singing a single, stable note of pure mass."

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026