From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Robert Comer wrote:
>> It has everything to do with nukes.
>
> Just how does that describe anything about an atomic explosion and how
> it happens, any more than any other way of converting mass to energy.
>
>> Energy equals mass times light speed squared.
>
> Duh.
>
>> That means a relatively
>> small amount of mass can convert to a large amount of energy.
>
> Sorry, that knowledge was already there before the first nuclear
> explosion, we just upped the level on how much we could convert. (it's
> still a pitiful yield compared to E=MC2')
>

Indeed. But no E=MC2 & no point in working on the bomb in the first
place so no bomb.

People looked at the figures, knew there'd be losses, factored that in
& then realized it would still be enough to vitrify a city
so....Manhattan project.

Adam

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