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[–] passiveaggressivesonar 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Wow how is it so fast

I guess that's why it has to be enriched so much

[–] Zron 10 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Nukes are crazy.

The mushroom cloud is actually caused by all the dust and debris that gets sucked up into the actual explosion.

Nuclear reactions happen at near light speed, and the heat from them does propagate at light speed.

[–] passiveaggressivesonar 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I still struggle to see how that sudden reaction can create so much pressure, a regular explosive is creating heavy byproducts and is expanding the gases already present in the explosive, but the sudden heating of a small uranium core and the air around it can create a bigger explosion than a bomb thousands of times heavier? Boggles my mind

[–] Num10ck 2 points 2 months ago

energy=mass x the speed of light squared.
its like a spacetime sneeze.

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