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No, they can't. You need momentum, and no explosion can provide any global momentum.
by pif 4y ago
No, they can't.
You need momentum, and no explosion can provide any global momentum.
- thehappypm 4y agoSure they can. They blow a thousand tons of surface off.
- pif 4y agoNo explosion can modify the total momentum.
- thehappypm 4y agoImagine an asteroid made of ice. detonate a nuke near its surface. Super heated steam will eject from the surface at high speeds. Momentum conserved, and energy from the nuke absorbed by the water and turned into kinetic energy.
- n4r9 4y agoYou don't need to modify total momentum in order to divert the course of an object. Think about how a combustion engine works.