I bow to your superior knowledge of physicsI will stick to nutcrackers, hammers and welly boot heels again this year, before meddling with explosives on any kind
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dotmund .co.uk,
Sat 20 Dec 2003, 23:37,
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wussmake a landmine, go on....
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lo, the Greebo Warrior - Est. 2002,
Sat 20 Dec 2003, 23:41,
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H-bombs are fun.The first one they built was on an atoll in the pacific, and was the size of a large house. They evacuated it, and blew it up. They didn't evacuate far enough and a lot of sailors got radiaton poisoning. The atoll ceased to exist, completely destroyed.
I think guy who worked on the maths that made the H-bomb possible topped himself when he discovered what his work into geometric shapes had been used for.
And my final H-bomb fact. They were worried at the time that there was the possibility that the initial fusion of the hydrogen may set off a chain reaction in the atoms of the sea and air, and blow up the planet. So they did it anyway.
I think I got all that right, correct me if i'm wrong. :)
Edit: Coincidentally, the same thing occured with the original atom bomb. They thought there was a chance that setting one off would blow up the world. So they did it anyway.
(I think guy who worked on the maths that made the H-bomb possible topped himself when he discovered what his work into geometric shapes had been used for.
And my final H-bomb fact. They were worried at the time that there was the possibility that the initial fusion of the hydrogen may set off a chain reaction in the atoms of the sea and air, and blow up the planet. So they did it anyway.
I think I got all that right, correct me if i'm wrong. :)
Edit: Coincidentally, the same thing occured with the original atom bomb. They thought there was a chance that setting one off would blow up the world. So they did it anyway.
Lethe is carrying a spade. SPANG.,
Sat 20 Dec 2003, 23:42,
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I put it to youthat this is why I'm a good science teacher...
Hehe.
Edit: I am wondering if I can get away with having the kids design using the chemicals available in the lab, and their knowledge of reactions etc. Landmines, and giving a prize to the most destructive design.
Think I may have trouble getting that past health and safety...
(Hehe.
Edit: I am wondering if I can get away with having the kids design using the chemicals available in the lab, and their knowledge of reactions etc. Landmines, and giving a prize to the most destructive design.
Think I may have trouble getting that past health and safety...
Lethe is carrying a spade. SPANG.,
Sat 20 Dec 2003, 23:46,
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it would be legal if1. the kids are a LONG distance away
2. the landmines contain no shrapnel or debris
3. your bury them in pots of soil (to absorb some of the blast away)
4. no-one find out
(2. the landmines contain no shrapnel or debris
3. your bury them in pots of soil (to absorb some of the blast away)
4. no-one find out
lo, the Greebo Warrior - Est. 2002,
Sat 20 Dec 2003, 23:56,
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