How to Get Rich From Bananas + Chemistry

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The most expensive substance on Earth, is often produced by bananas.
So I always thought the most expensive substance was a rare mineral like a diamond. Until I found out some lab grown drugs can be more expensive per gram, compared to cheap diamonds. But while the most expensive substance is usually made in a lab, it isn't a drug, and in theory you can harvest it on your own.

It's antimatter.

Scientists typically make it by colliding particles at really high speeds. Their hope is the antimatter leads to an understanding of our universe and a huge innovation. But I found out that bananas and the human body both produce antimatter as well. This is cuz of a radioactive isotope we both share, potassium-40. A banana releases one positron about every 75 minutes. So…

Sources: https://home.cern/science/physics/antimatter/storing-antihydrogen https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAcDBPxyun0/ https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/april-2015/ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-antimatter?language_content_entity=und#:~:text=Small amounts of antimatter constantly,than 100 per square meter.

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