I want to see that puppy go BOOM.

edit: and I still don't know anything about it besides that it supposedly make big boom

[ 03-20-2003: Message edited by: Kegwen ]

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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Kegwen said:
I hadn't even heard of MOAB before a saw references to it in one of SA's Photoshop Phridays like last week...

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20,000 pound bomb which delights in going 'boom'.

For reference, the 'Daisy Cutter', second largest bomb (apparently) is 15,000 pounds. We could use that to wipe out entire areas of forest in Vietnam for landing zones.

[ 03-20-2003: Message edited by: Suddar ]

The bigger the better, assuming I'm safe while watching it.

That's why I want to see what happens when they set off that MOAB bomb

I hear it mushroom clouds, Khyron.

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Suddar thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
http://www.review.udel.edu/article.php?section=news&story=7

I hear it mushroom clouds, Khyron.

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I know. It's like a pyrotechnic's wet dream.

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Swinson said referring to the MOAB as the "mother of all bombs" is erroneous because bombs like the American "Cloud Maker" and British "Blockbuster" are much more powerful weapons.

"Calling it the 'mother of all bombs' is kind of cute," he said, "but not accurate."

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I completely forgot what it really stands for, just read it the other day though.

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Kegwen said this about your mom:
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It a bigger better Dasiy Cutter--In the beginning of "Outbreak" they show a dasiy cutter being dropped out of a c-130--. It aboutr 9.5 tons of explosives bigger than a Dasiy cutter, plus unlike the Cutter, it is made to be able to drop from bombers, like the B-52, rather than kicked out of the back of a C-130.

The bomb it's self is a fuel-air bomb. As the bomb drops it sprays out 9 tons or so of a and explosive slurry, as this slurry spreads through the air it mixes with the air, then a smaller explosive charge goes off and ignites the Mixture of fueal and air causeing a Massive explosion. While they may be bigger bombs out there, the only other bombs that do cause the same types of damage and effects are Thermonuclear wepons.

---O yeah to give you an idea how Massive, Massive is, my brother heard it go off when they tested it in Florida...He lives in Alabama

[ 03-20-2003: Message edited by: Peter ]

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Peter had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
fuel-air bomb

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One of the Gnosis in Xenosaga uses a FAE.. Fuel Air explosive. Neat how things are connected..

Or not.

Which is one DAMN cool explosion

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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Kegwen said:
I hadn't even heard of MOAB before a saw references to it in one of SA's Photoshop Phridays like last week...

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MOAB is a gas vapor bomb, spreads out a fine mist that is ignited.

Hella big boom.

Peter said it in a few more words than I did -- shame on me for not reading the thread!

[ 03-20-2003: Message edited by: Someone Else ]

Though when we're able to achieve clean fusion...

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Sakkra had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
...Though when we're able to achieve clean fusion...

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You know last time I check, a Fusion bomb would still have the nasty side effect of radiation, Seeing as any Nuclear reaction gives off energy across the board, fusion is considered clean for power cause the byproducts are not radioactive, or at least not so much so as to those of a fission reaction.

And Karnaj is right, nothing made so far come close to the shear output of a nuke. Even in a small nuke, your are guaranteed a firestorm from a air or ground level detonation--a real nifty effect were the air it self comes so super heated anything that can burn will, or melt. As far as I know of, the only time this was accomplished out side of a nuke was the fire bombing of Dresden during WW2, were the Alllies poured in insane amounts of ordinance into the city of Dresden, if you want to get a good accounting of it read Slaughterhouse 5.... However nukes do not give much tactical use as conventional weapons do, They are mostly strategic weapons.

[ 03-20-2003: Message edited by: Peter ]

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Nwist, Baby had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
Wouldn't the radiation of a nuke spread to other places through wind, or rain, or something. Places we probably don't want to be radiated?

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It depends on the type of Detonation. Most nukes are Air Detonations, they Go off above the target and make use of the insane amounts of heat generated to cause the destructive force. The Air burst is the cleanest cause it is basically irritating a small area of the ground under were is goes off, and the air around it, which isn't as big of a deal cause it spreads out thin--plus if you look at it, the atmosphere is constantly absorbing stellar radiation, so whats a little more? That and the Radioactive air is Consequently hot air so it will rise up away from the ground, might take a long time for it to makes it's way down again.

The other two types are ground level and below ground level. They are far dirtier than air cause they will kick up a large cloud of radioactive dust and fallout. The dust will fall from the sky either from gravity or in rainwater, and accumulate in larger quantities, enough to be dangerous, and be introduced into ecosystems/food chains quicker cause of this/

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Karnaj's fortune cookie read:
Nukes >>>>>>>>>> ANY conventional weapon. I cannot overstate how much more destructive nukes can and always will be than conventional weapons.

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Death is your gift.

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Beaukat a.k.a Nibbles impressed everyone with:
my new favourite word: CARPETBOMB!

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I thought you were incredibly anti-war and anti-death in all aspects?