9 ms·
Curious if a thermonuclear explosion in the sea could kick off something like this. Y'know, because nukes aren't scary enough as they are. How long would the se
by askvictor 9y ago
Curious if a thermonuclear explosion in the sea could kick off something like this. Y'know, because nukes aren't scary enough as they are. How long would the sea temperature need to be at 50C for, and what volume of water? And presumably if you're dropping an h bomb in the sea there's going to be a tsunami as well.
- rainbowmverse 9y agoYou don't have to wonder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_testing_at_Bikini_Atoll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_testing_at_Bikini_Atol...
- askvictor 9y agoSo the thermonuclear devices detonated near the sea surface were in the ballpark of 10Mt. At least half of the yield (probably more due to reflection) went up into the atmosphere. I'm curious if a more powerful weapon (Russia's Tsar Bomba had a yield of 50Mt, with a theoretical limit of 100Mt), detonated below the sea (so that all/most of the energy heats up water) could achieve a hypercane, or if it's just a drop in the water (pun intended)