Strategy guide?

Triumvir Emphy · #1 February 26th, 2001, 10:02 PM

Please sir,... mercy mercy,... my he'd 'urts
no more science explanations pleazzzzzzzzz

(nice squirell by the way)

Lastseer · #2 February 26th, 2001, 10:09 PM

From what I understand the loss of mass in a nuclear reaction is converted directly to energy at E=mc^2. That is party what makes a nuclear explosion so powerful. When the nucleous is split (where talking fission) here the resulting smaller nucleii don't add up to the same mass. The rest is pure energy. Of course this is usually a small fraction of the original critical mass. (btw this is usually on the order of fractions of grams if I remember correctly).

That is why anti-matter bombs are potentially so powerful (atleast 100's to 1000's times more powerful than nuclear fission devices). Because instead of losing a small amount of matter in the explosion you get 100% conVersion or the orignal mass (not less than 1%).

Spyder · #3 February 26th, 2001, 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by Lastseer:
From what I understand the loss of mass in a nuclear reaction is converted directly to energy at E=mc^2. That is party what makes a nuclear explosion so powerful. When the nucleous is split (where talking fission) here the resulting smaller nucleii don't add up to the same mass. The rest is pure energy. Of course this is usually a small fraction of the original critical mass. (btw this is usually on the order of fractions of grams if I remember correctly).

That is why anti-matter bombs are potentially so powerful (atleast 100's to 1000's times more powerful than nuclear fission devices). Because instead of losing a small amount of matter in the explosion you get 100% conVersion or the orignal mass (not less than 1%).

Yep, I'll buy that...its figuring exactly how much mass is lost (as energy) that is the long formula of which I spoke. Of course, I'm old & gray and don't remember much....

Spyder, Chairman of the Arachnid Consortium

Instar · #4 February 27th, 2001, 01:39 AM

So this squirrel has to hit something (to transfer the kinetic energy, which however would be inefficient) and be made of antimatter. Wow thats one rare squirrel. Plus the velocity you used would probably make the squirrel into mush as it is.

ColdSteel · #5 February 27th, 2001, 01:48 AM

If the squirrel is made of anti-matter then all it would have to do is grab a normal everyday squirrel for a little tussle and *baboom*, instant conVersion of mass to energy. Matter/anti-matter reactions are very good at making the conVersion. Of course, it would react with the atmosphere's positive particles first but that just ruins a good story.

That squirrel would not perish alone.

raynor · #6 February 27th, 2001, 05:43 AM

You know... you have really ruined for me what I thought was a really cute signature. Thank goodness for the guy with the cool B5 quote about Mr. Morden. It doesn't have any science for y'all to pick on.

Now, why don't y'all go do something productive like solving unified field theory.

BTW, what really is the full form of the equation E = M * C^2? I remember memorizing it for my third semester of college physics of the atom. But that has been so long ago. I'd really like for someone to post the full equation with explanation.

[This message has been edited by raynor (edited 27 February 2001).]

Dubious · #7 February 27th, 2001, 05:57 AM

Sorry to bring this back on topic.

I can't take any credit for the attached. It's just a compilation of threads I found here on the subject of Strategy. I'm sure I've missed many, but it should provided other newbies a starting point. I've edited it to read top to bottom, stripped out signatures and board lines, and mixed several threads together in what seemed to me to be a readable fashion. Apologies to anyone whose "deathless prose" has been mangled.

-Dubious-