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A spoonful of a neutron star would weigh about 6 billion tons on Earth. Not dishwasher-safe.

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Neutron-star densities are so high that even a small volume corresponds to billions of tons in Earth gravity. It’s the same idea behind the “teaspoon weighs a mountain” style comparisons.

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