[Swordmaker]

Haden’t realised that “atomic bomb” was a measure of energy. How many BTUs is it?

Well, one kiloton = 3,965,666,831.39 BTUs So... if their unit of measurement is one Hiroshima... we have to figure kilotons:

One kiloton = 3,965,666,831.39 BTUs

3,965,666,831.39 BTUs x 15 x 10,000,000,000 = 5.948500247085e+20BTUs = 594,850,024,708,500,000,000 BTUs or so...

Call it 595 Quintillion BTUs

However, if unit is a Tsar Bomba then we need to figure on megatons

One megaton = 39,656,668,313,900 BTUs.

Assuming the yield of the Twar Bomba unit was only 55 Megatons, then the calculation would be:

39,656,668,313,900 BTUs x 55 X 10,000,000,000 = 2.181116757264e+25 BTUs = 21,811,167,572,640,000,000,000,000 BTUs

Call that one 21.8 Septillion BTUs.

Does that answer your question???

[wendy1946]

By Tsar Bomba do you mean that gigantic thing the Russians blew off around 1955 the same year we had the two giant hurricanes Hazel and Diane?

[patton]

You put waaay too much work into that one.

;)

[grey_whiskers]

21,811,167,572,640,000,000,000,000 BTUs

Wow...
that must be approaching the National Debt!

I propose that BTU must be somehow connected with "Barcak Teleprompter Units'.

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

21,811,167,572,640,000,000,000,000 BTUs

Wow...
that must be approaching the National Debt!

I propose that BTU must be somehow connected with "Barack Teleprompter Units'.

Cheers!