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To: katman
TNT yield equivalent is no longer the measure. "...it was redefined (by the DoE I think) to be exactly 10^12 (one trillion) calories or 4.18 x 10^12 Joules

That's interesting for the engineers among us. Now we can do actual international standard calculations instead of guessing how high the stump flew when we dynamited it.

3 posted on 06/06/2002 2:25:45 PM PDT by RightWhale
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6 posted on 06/06/2002 2:49:08 PM PDT by vannrox
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