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Sorry, a bit wasted ATM and it bled through. I meant the exact opposite, that planes are likely a boatload more complex than nukes. A fission nuke is at heart 2
by tempguy9999 7y ago
Sorry, a bit wasted ATM and it bled through. I meant the exact opposite, that planes are likely a boatload more complex than nukes. A fission nuke is at heart 2 lumps of metal that get squeezed together. How would one explain a plane in such terms?
Sorry for the crappy mistake.
- noir_lord 7y agoI did wonder. That said the engineering on a nuclear warhead is still exquisite (if such a word is accurate for such a horrible device), requiring insane tolerances and timings to ensure everything works properly. So it’s a different kind of complexity I guess.