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Re: Pah

Post by TheReal_ND » Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:12 pm

SuburbanFarmer wrote:
Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:38 am
The fallout from Hockey Wars continues to rage across the internet.
Consequences will never be the same

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Re: Pah

Post by Montegriffo » Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:09 pm

TheReal_ND wrote:
Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:12 pm
SuburbanFarmer wrote:
Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:38 am
The fallout from Hockey Wars continues to rage across the internet.
Consequences will never be the same
Underrated post.
For legal reasons, we are not threatening to destroy U.S. government property with our glorious medieval siege engine. But if we wanted to, we could. But we won’t. But we could.
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Re: Pah

Post by Hastur » Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:34 am

Montegriffo wrote:
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:03 am
You can't tell Smitty to do anything.
He did tell me
reportedly 2,750 tons of amonium nitrate

that's like a 2.75 kiloton tactical nuclear bomb in terms of blast yield
That is NOT how it works.

To simmulate a 1 kilotonne nuclear blast you need 0.5 kilotonne of TNT. Half the energy in a nuclear bomb generates light and other radiation.

The Relative Effectiveness factor of ammonium nitrate is 0.32.

2,750 tons of AN = 2,750 * 0,32 * 2 = 1,76 kilotonne Nuke.

And that is if you have it packed into a Sphere.
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Re: Pah

Post by Montegriffo » Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:11 am

Hastur wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:34 am
Montegriffo wrote:
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:03 am
You can't tell Smitty to do anything.
He did tell me
reportedly 2,750 tons of amonium nitrate

that's like a 2.75 kiloton tactical nuclear bomb in terms of blast yield
That is NOT how it works.

To simmulate a 1 kilotonne nuclear blast you need 0.5 kilotonne of TNT. Half the energy in a nuclear bomb generates light and other radiation.

The Relative Effectiveness factor of ammonium nitrate is 0.32.

2,750 tons of AN = 2,750 * 0,32 * 2 = 1,76 kilotonne Nuke.

And that is if you have it packed into a Sphere.
I've been hearing that it was equivalent to 1100kg of TNT
a lot.
Like you say though, that's if it is perfectly mixed with accelerant.
For legal reasons, we are not threatening to destroy U.S. government property with our glorious medieval siege engine. But if we wanted to, we could. But we won’t. But we could.
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