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Virtually nothing, I think. I'm not a physicist but 7.5×10^14 eV converts to 120 microjoules. Wikipedia says that one Joule is the energy in a tennis ball movin
by evan_ 13y ago
Virtually nothing, I think. I'm not a physicist but 7.5×10^14 eV converts to 120 microjoules. Wikipedia says that one Joule is the energy in a tennis ball moving at 23 km/h (14 mph). Another comparison I've heard is that a joule is about the energy in a strong handclap. This would be about a ten-thousandth of that.
Wolfram Alpha also gives the helpful comparison "0.06 times the mechanical work done pressing a key on a keyboard" so if that helps?
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=7.5%C3%9710%5E14+eV+to+joules http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=7.5%C3%9710%5E14+eV+to+...
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- evan_ 13y agoI was using the number given at the end of the article for available energy in a particle collision.
- asdfologist 13y agoThe article says the collision energy is only 7.5×10^14 eV.
- super_mario 13y agoWikipedia actually says the kinetic energy of the particle is 50 Joules (3*10^20 eV) or equivalent to slightly over quarter pound ball (142 grams) traveling at about 100 km/h.