Things to do before you dieSandettie Light Vessel Automatic tells us that his ambition is to a) drive around New Zealand in a camper van; and b) have MASSIVE sex with the original members of Bananarama. Tell us what's on your wish list, and why.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 13:08)
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Apart from air resistanceAir would be required for a non-nuclear explosion (air for fuel). I don't think you'd want to be anywhere near the nuclear version of this :-) There would be a safe distance, but it would be vastly increased from the safe distance required on Earth. Whatever atmosphere the explosion took place in would slow debris through friction (though very slight). Sorry, physics pedant :-)
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Explosives don't require air...... they have their own oxygen bound up in compounds such as nitrates. That's what makes them so devastating. They "burn" on thier own without waiting for the air to get in.
In zero G the explosion would be spherical rather than mushroom-shaped (no convection).
Needs to be done.
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Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Tue 19 Oct 2010, 14:29,
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