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If the Hiroshima bomb was the size of a tic tac how large would the explosion be? How much ground would it cover?
This question is not meant to be taken seriously. I think that is obvious. Still, do you know the answer?
2 Answers
- spot aLv 75 years ago
No explosion as there is no critical mass. If you made a matter/antimatter bomb the size of a tic tac instead of an atomic bomb and say it weighted 5 grams the energy released would be 449,377,589,368,408,820 joules. This is equal to about 100 megatons of TNT
The trick is to contain the antimatter until you are ready to detonate the bomb
- Andrew SmithLv 75 years ago
I could point out that the mass would be below the critical mass so there could not possibly be any explosion.
The resulting bomb would cover an area of ground equal to the size of a tick tack.
Unless it broke apart on landing.
I know that this isn't what you had in mind. But you should refrain from asking absurd questions.
They only get ridiculous answers.
