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Originally Posted by Wim Libaers
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Originally Posted by Excalibur Bane
My logic is probably flawed along with my little knowledge of nuclear weapons and there general effects but from what I understand, if you used a modern day nucclear warhead, everything from detonation point outward is vaporized at the molecular level, out to quite a distance I would imagine.
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That depends on what exactly is nearby. Organic materials, yes, but not everything. For example, a test with graphite-covered steel balls. A surface layer gets vaporized, and it is pushed away, but most of it remains intact.
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Hmm. Well, I guess we'd really be in trouble if a giant pencil decided to come flying through the cosmos and impale the planet.
