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by Senor Barborito 07/03/2003, 4:16am PDT |
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You need 12kg (~28lbs.) of plutonium at the very least for critical mass. Anything beyond that is your explosive force. My very rough understanding is that 14.4kg of plutonium with a few grams of thorium in the center would result in a 4 kiloton explosion (place at the base of the WTC, enough to make 9/11 look like a field trip), for example. What I've read indicates 1KT per ten percent of critical mass beyond critical mass, then double resultant force due to thorium which effectively doubles the efficiency of the reaction, doubling the yield to 4KT.
Besides the weight, you're not going to pack this into a device less than 10 inches in diameter and around 20 inches long, give or take.
This is, btw, roughly the dimensions of the W79 recoilless rifle thermonuclear round that was developed.
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Jesus FUCK by Senor Barborito 07/01/2003, 4:52pm PDT 
Re: Jesus FUCK by E. L. Koba 07/02/2003, 4:58pm PDT
Re: Jesus FUCK by laudablepuss 07/02/2003, 6:41pm PDT
Re: Jesus FUCK by E. L. Koba 07/02/2003, 7:42pm PDT
Re: Jesus FUCK by Arbit 07/03/2003, 2:40am PDT
are you talking about the shit movie? by FABIO 07/03/2003, 3:30am PDT
Actually this is impossible AFAIK by Senor Barborito 07/03/2003, 4:16am PDT
Wrong by Senor Barborito 07/03/2003, 4:51am PDT
Ignoring the fact that Starship Troopers... by Chairman Mao 07/03/2003, 12:31pm PDT
Are you a Scientologist? NT by I need clarification 07/03/2003, 1:49pm PDT
SWEET JESUS NO. by Chairman Mao 07/03/2003, 1:52pm PDT
Also: Hubbard = Scientology, Heinlein = Starship Troopers NT by Chairman Mao 07/03/2003, 2:10pm PDT
Hubbard and Heinlein by jeep 07/03/2003, 2:49pm PDT
Re: Hubbard and Heinlein by Chairman Mao 07/03/2003, 2:55pm PDT
Re: Hubbard and Heinlein by whydirt, caltrops braintrust 07/03/2003, 4:17pm PDT
I think you are. NT by I need clarification 07/03/2003, 4:02pm PDT
Do you mean Libertarian? NT by LET'S PLAY SOME FUTURE FOOTBALL! 07/03/2003, 2:06pm PDT
Do you mean Futuresport? NT by Chairman Mao 07/03/2003, 2:09pm PDT
That's the point, you can't. Critical mass won't be different in the future. by Senor Barborito 07/03/2003, 3:29pm PDT
Is it possible that they could use something other than plutonium? NT by FoK 07/03/2003, 3:42pm PDT
Re: That's the point, you can't. Critical mass won't be different in the future. by Chairman Mao 07/03/2003, 3:54pm PDT
NO! ALL SF MUST BE HARD SF OR IT MUST DIE!!!! by Senor Barborito 07/04/2003, 8:08am PDT
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