scienceblogs.com - 2/10/2009
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Standing on the edge of Niagra Falls you can watch the water pour over. Falling down the gravity of the earth, it exchanges its potential energy for kinetic energy by picking up speed. Some of that energy is extracted by turbines and lights the homes and businesses of Yankees and Canucks alike. ...
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How Much Energy Does the Death Star Take?
The Official Star Wars Blog —
... It’s a solid week of the sun’s entire power output. Dumping it in about a single second, as required to blow up Alderaan, is a very, very impressive feat. Doubly so when you take into account the fact that the binding energy is just enough to dissociate the planet into a diffuse cloud. If you want to actually blow the thing up into pieces flying out at many times escape velocity, you need much more energy.
Read the full article here:
The Physics of the Death Star (via Science Blog) ...
Plus I really doubt that’s clean energy
Club Jade —
... Most of The Physics of the Death Star is pretty much Greek to me (art degree!) but long story short, the amount of energy the Death Star needs just to blow stuff up: ...
Death Star Physics
TheForce.Net —
... . This week, we're treated to the physics of the Death Star at Built on Facts . I'd love to say I understand it all, but then I'd be lying to you and thus would be on the path to the Dark Side. Thanks to Calvin for the link! [image]
Wednesday One-Liners
starwars.com Blogs —
... , as well as how much energy it would need to operate. Somewhat frighteningly, these articles were sponsored by the Bill Gates Foundation. And you can now ...
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