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Old 08-20-2003, 12:57 AM   #17
Faceman
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Quote:
Originally posted by Azred:
2,700,660.49 joules = 645.46 kcal. A good diet is 2500 cal/day, so that many calories would equal about 258 days.
Your calcs are correct [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
but there are some flaws.
1. I said nice car at top speed and was therefore thinking about something in the area of 200mph, 320kph, 90m/s
2. A good diet is 2500kcal/day so that energy won't last very long. In fact it's about the energy value of a litre of milk.

Quote:
Originally posted by Azred:

[img]graemlins/erm.gif[/img] I'll have to browse the CRC to look for gases that are both lighter than air and have condensation points below...say, what is the ambient air temperature at the time of the explosion, anyway? We would need temperature and pressure readings every 1000 ft (300 m), since these have a direct effect on the gas being used; of course, we could assume a simple gradient between readings using linear interpolation.
Many, many variables there....
Okay, I'll give you a hint: I'm looking for REAL rainfall, i.e. Water.

[ 08-20-2003, 01:06 AM: Message edited by: Faceman ]
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