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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 15 Feb 2013

    We've known since the atom bombs over Hiroshima & Nagasaki, that air blasts can damage much wider areas than ground blasts.

    9:15 AM - 15 Feb 2013
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      1. Thomas Towell‏ @thomastowell 15 Feb 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Much like a Chris Christie fart. MT @neiltyson air blasts can damage much wider areas than ground blasts.

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      1. joped‏ @joped 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson it scares the crap out of me that governments don't take meteor defense more seriously.

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      1.  👑Bratolitionist MM Blackwell ♊️ ♋‏ @ThyGeekGoddess 25 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Makes sense, but what would be the math on that kind of comparison? (show your work) *snortle*

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      1. Chuck Till‏ @ccengct 17 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson do asteroids break up from aerodynamics or vaporize in part? is the "explosion" a rapid oxidation or a thermal shockwave?

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      1. chris risner‏ @chrisrisner 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson why is that?

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      1. Luke S‏ @Luke_E_Smith 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Gah, don't scare me Neil!

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      1. Buca‏ @BucaJ 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson heh, was known before that - it is why they were detonated at max destruction altitude, not ground level

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      2. Jonathan Howard but spooky  👻‏ @staringispolite 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson why are air blasts more powerful in non-nuclear explosions (ie spreading the radiation farther not an issue)?

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      3. Jim Sturges Sr, N3SZ‏ @jsturges 15 Feb 2013
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        @staringispolite @neiltyson Check the damage done by a Fuel-Air Explosive (FAE) as an example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermobaric_weapon … http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6990815.stm …

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      4. Jonathan Howard but spooky  👻‏ @staringispolite 15 Feb 2013
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        @jsturges @neiltyson I know air blasts *are*, but I'd like to understand the mechanics of it. More of downward force from point of origin...

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      1. andrew sensoli‏ @andrewsenso 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson actually we know before, the bombs had altimeters to detonate at the ideal/worst time (depending on point of view)

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      1. Practical Project Management‏ @LesSuggs 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson So glad I follow you.

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      1. steve kemper‏ @repmekevets 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson which is why atomic bombs detonate before they hit the ground.

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      1. Brian‏ @Ogathma 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson No, we knew that from before the Trinity test. But yeah, basically.

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      1. G.L. Dryfoos‏ @dryfoo 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson And that would be bad, right?

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      1. Sergio C‏ @Checko2 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson how so? What kind of damage?

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