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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: SeachRE who wrote (302957)	10/1/2002 2:24:21 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) of 769670

Well stupidity found, that is not a very accurate description of what occurs and governs the release of all energy released by u235 material that undergoes fission. So if 5 onces of u235 material undergoes fission what is your equation that governs the release of energy. I say it is e=mc2. e=mc2 is not theoretical, it is the rule. Stupidy found and others choose to state additional conditions and then proffer e=mc2 does not govern is just more stupidity found. The energy released is always the mass actually converted to energy times the speed of light squared. In the fission of U235 most of the mass becomes Ba and Kr and three fast neutrons, not energy. But e=mc2 governs the amount energy released. In a fission bomb not all u235 undergoes fission. But e=mc2 governs the amount energy released. If five onces undergoes fission e=mc2 governs the amount energy released. Nothing more and nothing less fool. Now I have seen it reported that 56 grams of u235 is needed for each kiloton of yield one would desire. So five onces would yield about 3 kilotons of tnt explosion. And yes e=mc2 governs the amount of energy yielded. I do wonder if you will ever understand this elementary explanation.

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