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by endymi0n 1595 days ago
Indeed, most people are very surprised that a stick of dynamite has just the energy equivalent of a Snickers bar. Spread the energy release over more than just a few microseconds and you have a very different profile.
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Indeed, and going the other way, a snickers bar will get you surprising far across the English Channel in a rowing boat.
It’ll take you to Cardiff on a bicycle!