Another comparison: the highest pressure we can create without shock waves is 300-400 GPa with a diamond anvil cell [1]. With shock waves we can create momentar

Another comparison: the highest pressure we can create without shock waves is 300-400 GPa with a diamond anvil cell [1]. With shock waves we can create momentary bursts of up to 100 TPa [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_anvil_cell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_anvil_cell