Tony Arkles wrote:
>> I can just imagine someone saying that fission reactions are prone to
>> impressive catastrophic failures. Must be something about using a few
>> grams to generate c^2 * grams newtons of energy. :D
>>
>
> Nerd voice: Energy is measured in Joules, not Newtons.
>
Ahh, true, the dimensional analysis is never wrong:
E = (grams = 0.1kg) * (c = m/s -> ^2 = m^2/s^2)
1 Joules = kg * m^2 / s^2..
1 N = 1 kg * m / s^2
So I forgot to square my top m when I did this in my head earlier. I
guess that's why pencils have erasers!
NERD POWAH :-D
Received on Mon Jul 16 22:31:27 2007
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