The funny thing about this is a recent analysis suggests that the reflectors on their own were insufficient to reach criticality. Water in the hand holding the sphere acted as a moderator and increased the reactivity.
So yeah it only goes critical when hitting meat.
I'm currently doing a video studying what would happen if you used plutonium pits as Bocce balls.
"The hand effect was estimated at about 130 pcm of excess reactivity. If the body of Louis Slotin had been placed a bit further from the core fully covered with the raised hand, the system would not have achieved the prompt criticality."
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