0 Question: how much dynamite would it take to blow up the world? Keywords: end of the worl, quirky Asked by poppyr123 to Aled, Ellie, Fiona, Kev, Willem on 13 Mar 2014.
Willem Heijltjes answered on 13 Mar 2014:
Hi Poppy,
This would take about
100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
sticks of dynamite – that’s 28 zeroes! So don’t worry, we don’t have that many 😉
How I got this number? Physicists have actually calculated how much energy it would take for the Death Star in Star Wars to destroy the earth:
http://io9.com/5876473/how-much-energy-would-the-death-star-require-to-destroy-earth
Fiona Heesen answered on 18 Mar 2014:
Great answer Willem, I had no idea how much it would take! Good to know we don’t have that many sticks of dynamite 😉
Fiona
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