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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." )
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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
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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.)
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To: Dr. Franklin; Red Badger

Dunno. How many jawatts per parsec do they get on Tattoine?


66 posted on 07/30/2026 2:22:09 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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