BTTF numbers
I'm sure some other physics student has done this simple calc but:
Rest Mass of a De Lorean DMC-12: 1230 kg (equivalent to 1.107 x 10^20 Joules).
Kinetic Energy of said De Lorean travelling at 39.33952 ms = 934,415 J
Therefore, total energy of the moving car = ~1.107x 10^20 Joules.
Energy of lightning bolt that struck the clock tower = 1.21 Gigawatts.
At this point I get confused. How does a flux capacitor work??
Rest Mass of a De Lorean DMC-12: 1230 kg (equivalent to 1.107 x 10^20 Joules).
Kinetic Energy of said De Lorean travelling at 39.33952 ms = 934,415 J
Therefore, total energy of the moving car = ~1.107x 10^20 Joules.
Energy of lightning bolt that struck the clock tower = 1.21 Gigawatts.
At this point I get confused. How does a flux capacitor work??
posted by NPR at 10:33 AM
1 Comments:
Perhaps the rest mass energy doesn't need to come all at once - if the flux capacitor can grab some of the 1.21 gigawatts it could slow down time and make the lightning bolt last for however long it wants - then you have 1.21 gigawatts for as long as you want :-)
Yep....back to actual science Crain...
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