To: Magnum44
11.8 Gigajoules!?!?!?!
How may Gigajoules are needed to make one Jigawatt?
16 posted on
07/30/2026 11:46:41 AM PDT by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: Dr. Franklin
I know you’re joking, but the two measure different quantities. Joules are a measure of energy or work. Watts are the unit of power, or work per unit time. The power of this collision should be much greater than 1.21 gigawats since the time of the collision would be milliseconds (or less)
25 posted on
07/30/2026 11:55:11 AM PDT by
stremba
To: Dr. Franklin
11.8 Gigajoules!?!?!?!
That will put a crack in a dilithium crystal.
36 posted on
07/30/2026 12:19:48 PM PDT by
spokeshave
( Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads, Curmudgeons, old Geezers & Cancer survivors.)
To: Dr. Franklin; Red Badger
Dunno. How many jawatts per parsec do they get on Tattoine?
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