Mass of the reactive material, plus the charge. I’m not a nuclear engineer so if you are you’ll probably get me on specifics. I’m also not here to get into a pissing match about specifics. My description is good enough for the layman. I’m an aerodynamics guy not a nuclear guy.
I’d much rather these “science” reporters not report the news than try and dumb it down for the lowest common denominator. In order to do that you need to actually know something about the subject.
Not out to get you, and I am not an engineer either. Not sure I can even spell it.
What I was goofing around at getting at, is WHICH reactive materiel, and in what configuration.
Adding a straw, a reflector, or even a composite foam can change yiel significantly - so mass is just one variable, and the easy one, at that.
But nobody builds shotgun nukes anymore - too time-consuming and resource intensive.
And your comment about “science” reporters is exactly correct.
What is your thought on the new flying car?
In the test, it seemed they never got it out of ground effect. Still, it is darn cool.
On the other hand, at $200k, I can’t afford one.
Also, as a 2-seater, it is a dog at that price.
A five, seater, yeah, that I could use.
And somebody mentioned insurance - shudder - a GA aircraft on the highway? Who will insure that?