Investigated nuclei are marked in colour, differing from stable isotopes, which are found in nature (marked in black). The colour also indicates how fission happens, the higher a column, the larger the difference is the mass difference of the two fission fragments.Image credit: Pierre Morfouace
This is the method by which modern science understands the universe.
Smash it and count the pieces.
Take those pieces and smash em. Count the pieces.
Lead is exotic?