B52 Bombs, Iraq and Spread Betting?
05 March 2003, 03:50 PM
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FN, although they said the B52s could create a crater a mile wide, i don't remember them saying it could be done with a single bomb.
Even a nuke would struggle to create a crater that wide, wouldn't it??
Even a nuke would struggle to create a crater that wide, wouldn't it??
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05 March 2003, 03:51 PM
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i think they are called daisy cutters, anyone within quite a large area is fried
i sure am glad i'm in leicester at the mo mind u there could be trouble in the streets if we aint careful
i sure am glad i'm in leicester at the mo mind u there could be trouble in the streets if we aint careful
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05 March 2003, 04:01 PM
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Anyone want to run a book on how many UK/US personnel get blown away by the yanks?
5-1 says 5 UK, and 30 Canadians.
05 March 2003, 04:17 PM
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I've met quite a few USAF aircrew over the years, and they certainly ain't druggies....
05 March 2003, 05:02 PM
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Meteorites generally burn up in the atmosphere before they hit the ground. An asteroid could destroy the entire planet in one hit if it was big enough.
05 March 2003, 08:31 PM
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The impact of a space object with a size greater than about 1 km would be expected to be felt over the entire surface of the Earth. Smaller objects would certainly destroy the ecosystem in the vicinity of the impact, similar to the effects of a volcanic eruption, but larger impacts could have a worldwide effect on life on the Earth.
Currently, approximately 200 terrestrial impact structures have been identified, with the discovery rate of new structures in the range of 3-5 per year.
Calculations show that a meteorite with a diameter of 30 m, weighing about 300,000 tons, traveling at a velocity of 15 km/sec (33,500 miles/hour) would release energy equivalent to about 20 million tons of TNT
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Currently, approximately 200 terrestrial impact structures have been identified, with the discovery rate of new structures in the range of 3-5 per year.
Calculations show that a meteorite with a diameter of 30 m, weighing about 300,000 tons, traveling at a velocity of 15 km/sec (33,500 miles/hour) would release energy equivalent to about 20 million tons of TNT
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05 March 2003, 08:31 PM
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I was coming back past fairford in 1999 when the kosovo war was on .down came the runway at about 21.00 at dust were two B1's with full after burner !! on a mission .the car shock like f$$k. great sight thought..
05 March 2003, 09:59 PM
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Meteorites generally burn up in the atmosphere before they hit the ground
Meteors burn up in the atmosphere; a meteor beomes a meteorite when it hits the ground.
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05 March 2003, 10:29 PM
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Largest crater on earth caused by human actions was Bikini Atol at 1/2 mile wide.
This was a nuke of 15 kilo tons.
and was called either the "able" or "Baker" blast (one was 10 kiloton, the other being 15, although the mixture
was'nt quite right on the 15 so the 10 did more damage....)
the crater can be seen from space
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This was a nuke of 15 kilo tons.
and was called either the "able" or "Baker" blast (one was 10 kiloton, the other being 15, although the mixture
was'nt quite right on the 15 so the 10 did more damage....)the crater can be seen from space
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06 March 2003, 12:09 AM
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ProperCharlie,
Yes Canadians do count actually.
Several hundred thousand Canadians have given their lives for the interests of the Allies during the World Wars. Seems us Canadians hold the British in higher regard than the British do us.
So nerr!!!
Yes Canadians do count actually.
Several hundred thousand Canadians have given their lives for the interests of the Allies during the World Wars. Seems us Canadians hold the British in higher regard than the British do us.
So nerr!!!
06 March 2003, 08:56 AM
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it is true that yanks do seem to have a habit of killing canadians and our british forces seem to kill Australians. As for the bombs making a mile wide crater, I dont think it is possible unless it is a formation bombing that is accurate but then it wouldnt be one mass crater.
But either way i dont want to see it coming !!!
But either way i dont want to see it coming !!!
06 March 2003, 07:06 PM
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