[central_va]

adding that the blast wave from these explosions will destroy almost everything in its path.

Physics 101 matter cannot be either created or destroyed. So matter is never destroyed. Not sure what the are trying to say. The dust turned to a gas?

[NorthMountain]

Physics 301: E=mc² ... considering the amount of mass involved, I seriously doubt it's all being converted to energy, so we're still left with Big Media scientific ignorance.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Physics 101 matter cannot be either created or destroyed."

Except for Hillary's blackberry.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

E=mc²

Mass and energy are equivalent and can be converted from one to another. In a nuclear explosion, mass is converted into energy.