How far would I be able to fly?
2007-09-21 02:53:00 · 10 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Well, let's see. The density of liquid nitroglycerin is 1.13 kg/dm^3 at 15 degrees Celsius (which is pretty close to its freezing point, I suppose since you don't want to heat it too much). 1 million cubic feet is about 28.3 million cubic decimeters (liters) (about the size of 10 Olympic-size swimming pools), so 1 million cubic feet of nitroglycerin is about 32.0 million kilograms. The mass specific energy of liquid nitroglycerin is 6700 kJ/kg, or 6.7 million Joules per kilogram. So, the specific energy for 32.0 million kilograms is (32.0 million kg)*(6.7 million J/kg) = 2.14 x 10^14 Joules. 1 metric kiloton equivalent of TNT is defined to be 4.184 trillion (4.184 x 10^12) Joules. So, an explosion of 1 million cubic feet of nitroglycerin is roughly equivalent to the explosion of (2.14 x 10^14 J specific energy / 4.184 x 10^12 J per ton of TNT) = 51.2 kilotons of TNT. This is around three times more powerful (as measured in TNT equivalents) than the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. (This of course assumes that all the nitroglycerin detonates at once and detonates completely, which may not be the case.)
So, dude, you wouldn't live long enough to enjoy your "flight."
2007-09-21 04:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Ketone 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You dont need any grenade to make nitroglycerin explode. It will explode all by itself. Save the grenade and just kick a good size rock into the pit. thats all that would be needed is a little jolt or shake.
2007-09-21 03:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
U wouldnt be able to fly...ull be dead in a milli second or so..
and btw if u manage to get that much amount of nitroglycerine by any chance, tell me immediately, I am ready to throw the grenade and spare your life...
2007-09-21 05:09:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 07:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
couldnt you figure out any other way to fly?
And why stopped at 1 million cubic feet. try 1 billion. if u can get that much.
2007-09-21 04:36:27 · answer #5 · answered by newtonian 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's of the order of the atomic bomb they dropped on Hiroshima in energy. Your atoms would rain out over a range of a few hundred miles.
2007-09-21 04:24:42 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It would most likely put this old world into
another orbit and you would fly with it.
[that's a lot of nitro-I'm still working on how
big a million cubit feet would be].
2007-09-21 03:13:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
nothing if its a deffencive grenade
but an offencing grade will make the second big bang
2007-09-21 02:58:13 · answer #8 · answered by --+(masania vs koresh)+-- 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You'd be too dead to care.
2007-09-21 03:36:13 · answer #9 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
probably nowhere, you'd just be vaporized.
2007-09-21 02:56:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋