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The number is "approximately 16 gigawatts" 23 atomic bombs per day does not really tell me much. Both boxer's punch and a 9mm bullet have about 450 J of energy
by theamk 6mo ago
The number is "approximately 16 gigawatts"
23 atomic bombs per day does not really tell me much. Both boxer's punch and a 9mm bullet have about 450 J of energy, but the effects are very different.
A better comparison would be ~550000 average US houses... or a single medium-sized aluminum smelter factory.
- clipsy 6mo ago> A better comparison would be ~550000 average US houses... or a single medium-sized aluminum smelter factory. Want to provide a citation for either of these? This would have the average US household dissipating the equivalent of ~30kW, which does not pass the smell test for me.
- anvuong 6mo agoTbf a normal dude receiving a full force boxer's punch without the mitts can easily die or suffer serious brain trauma.
- vrighter 6mo agobut probably his hand won't penetrate into the skull. Bigger contact patch.
- sidewndr46 6mo agosmaller handguns don't reliably penetrate bone. it's a misunderstanding. In some cases 22LR can actually bounce off the skull
- vrighter 6mo agoI stand corrected. I'm one of today's lucky 10000
- Recurecur 6mo agoThe round discussed was 9mm Luger, which has no problem penetrating bone. 22 LR is no slouch either. The Alaska state record brown bear was killed by a 22 round through the skull.
- sidewndr46 6mo agoYou're confusing those cartridges when fired from a rifle length barrel vs. a handgun length barrel. A 1.5 inch barrel on some pocket carried revolver is not going to send 22 LR at anywhere near the speed of a 16 inch barrel
- snickerbockers 6mo agoThats why they gave the measurement in watts (which is power) and not joules (which is energy). The answer is that even if the fist and the bullet transfer equivalent amounts of energy the bullet has significantly higher instantaneous power because the energy is transferred over a shorter period of time.