But an H-bomb is an entirely different beast. It can be up to 1,000 times more powerful than an A-bomb, according to nuclear experts. Here's why.
Just a little primer to help understand "blast radius"...
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| What's The Actual Difference Between a Hydrogen Bomb And an Atomic Bomb? |
| 2017-09-04 |
| [ScienceAlert] A hydrogen bomb is different than a regular atomic bomb, like the ones the US dropped on Japan near the end of World War II. Collectively, the two A-bombs that the US detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 200,000 people. But an H-bomb is an entirely different beast. It can be up to 1,000 times more powerful than an A-bomb, according to nuclear experts. Here's why. Just a little primer to help understand "blast radius"... |
| Posted by:Anomalous Sources |
| #4 Proco: It's the difference between BOOM! and BOOM! (Old saying: When you hear the bang, it's already too late.) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-09-04 14:03 |
| #3 The sign of a good teacher is someone who can simplify and make understandable difficult concepts. I like the simple narrative and bomb pic explanations and also the Asteroid impact fill-in-the-blanks solution to the effects of an impact. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-09-04 11:16 |
| #2 For something different--Use the following tool to predict the effects of an Asteroid Impact if a man-made disaster is not enough. |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-09-04 11:04 |
| #1 If you are at ground zero, nothing. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-09-04 09:00 |