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Dadda's avatar

If that was a Zircon the kinetic energy alone would have completely demolished the building. At mach 7 it has a kinetic energy of 9 gigajoules - approx 4,700lb or 2t of TNT (add 450 kg explosive to that).

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Mike Hampton's avatar

You have the right nickname for someone cleverer than me.

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Dadda's avatar

"Impossible to shoot down, we keep hitting residential buildings instead."

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Mike Hampton's avatar

Modern war is scary!

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LudwigF's avatar

Most of that energy is converted to useless/harmless heat.

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Mike Hampton's avatar

But, sometimes...

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LudwigF's avatar

Yeah … I wouldn’t want to be close by to where a Zircon hit :)

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