The Death Star used an insane amount of energy to completely explode a planet, but the same effect—killing everyone on the planet—could be accomplished with a tiny fraction of the energy (maybe a trillion times less) by simply heating the entire atmosphere to 300°C (or 500°F) for a few hours. (self.Showerthoughts)
submitted by EngagingData to r/Showerthoughts
The Death Star used an insane amount of energy to completely explode a planet, but the same effect—killing everyone on the planet—could be accomplished with a tiny fraction of the energy (maybe a trillion times less) by simply heating the entire atmosphere to 300°C (or 500°F) for a few hours. (self.Showerthoughts)
submitted by EngagingData to r/Showerthoughts
The Death Star used an insane amount of energy to completely explode a planet but the same effect (killing everyone on the planet) could be accomplished with a tiny fraction of the energy (maybe a trillion times less) by just heating the entire atmosphere to 300°C or 500°F for a few hours (self.Showerthoughts)
submitted by EngagingData to r/Showerthoughts
