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07-28-2005, 08:26 PM #1OPSenior Member
Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons
The energy from colliding positrons and antielectrons "is 10 billion times ... that of high explosive," Edwards explained in his March speech. Moreover, 1 gram of antimatter, about 1/25th of an ounce, would equal "23 space shuttle fuel tanks of energy." Thus "positron energy conversion," as he called it, would be a "revolutionary energy source" of interest to those who wage war.
It almost defies belief, the amount of explosive force available in a speck of antimatter -- even a speck that is too small to see. For example: One millionth of a gram of positrons contain as much energy as 37.8 kilograms (83 pounds) of TNT, according to Edwards' March speech. A simple calculation, then, shows that about 50-millionths of a gram could generate a blast equal to the explosion (roughly 4,000 pounds of TNT, according to the FBI) at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995.
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This is some CRAZY shit! The future is just around the corner.Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons The energy from colliding positrons and antielectrons "is 10 billion times ... that of high explosive," Edwards explained in his March speech. Moreover, 1 gram of antimatter, about 1/25th of an ounce, would equal "23 space shuttle fuel tanks of energy." Thus "positron energy conversion," as he called it, would be a "revolutionary energy source" of interest to those who wage war. It almost defies belief, the amount of explosive force available in a speck of antimatter -- even a speck that is Rating: 5
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07-28-2005, 09:28 PM #2Senior Member
Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons
Yay! Of course, the only use for antimatter is as a super weapon... The endless possibilities of harnessing as a litmitless source of energy for the entire planet is not as important as BLOWING SHIT UP!!!!
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