Video - Meltdown to Milestone: The Chocolate Bar That Unwrapped Nuclear Power!
Did you know that the quest for nuclear energy once led to a melting chocolate bar? Yeah, seriously! Back in 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi was working on the first nuclear reactor, called Chicago Pile-1, right under the University of Chicago's football stands. Imagine studying for finals and there’s a nuclear reactor humming below you! Anyway, during an experiment, scientist Richard L. Doan noticed his chocolate bar had melted in his pocket, thanks to the radiation leaking. Talk about a hot snack! And here’s another sizzling fact: the first city to be powered by atomic energy wasn’t a bustling metropolis but the tiny town of Arco, Idaho, in 1955. Just about 1,000 folks saying "we're nuclear" before it was cool. So next time you microwave your dinner, remember, it all started with a melted chocolate bar and a small town going big. Who knew nuclear energy could be so quirky? What’s the weirdest thing you’ve heard powering up a city? Drop your thoughts below!