Caleo Global Moderator Posted January 9, 2006 Global Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2006 Another random subject for conversation: What would it take, and where at; to level (or at least shave a few miles of height from) Mount Everest - the tallest mountain in the world at some 29,000 feet. This is a topic to discuss the following: - Would a nuclear / atomic (or whatever is considered the most powerful by today's standards), strategically placed be enough to destroy, or at least partially destroy Mount everest? - Where would the 'optimal' point be located; low, mid or peak? :o *runs off* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cvrt7.62Ghst Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 It probably would take 3 or 4 hydrogen nukes buried deep inside to pull that off is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gshapiro Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 1,284,345 Iraqi suicide bombers. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 :laugh: Mount Everest is no longer the tallest mountain in the World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocstar Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Well the only way is to try yourself my young man ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killmaster84 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 GShapiro thats alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajter Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I would have absolutely no idea... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudworth Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 1,284,345 Iraqi suicide bombers. lolz It probably would take 3 or 4 hydrogen nukes buried deep inside to pull that off is my guess. I doubt it would take that many. They can make war-heads with such a high yield now it is mind-blowing...quite literally. Find an area in the mountain where you can take advantage of a fracture point and 'kablooie'. The Russians tested a 60 megaton bomb once. That's the explosive equivalent of 60 million tons of TNT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted January 10, 2006 Supervisor Share Posted January 10, 2006 Well, I did some quick calculations of how much mass Mt. Everest has. Assuming that its shape is roughly a 45-45-90 cone, it has a volume of approximately 81982064 cubic meters. Assuming that the majority of this is granite, which has a density of approximately 3364kg/m^3, we can calculate the mass of Mt. Everest to be somewhere in the range of 2.76E11 kg. Knowing the rough chemical composition of granite (75% silica, 5% potassium oxide, 15% alumina, 5% lime, 5% iron), you can calculate about how much energy it would take to blow Mt. Everest into its constituent atoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Allen Veteran Posted January 10, 2006 Veteran Share Posted January 10, 2006 Well, I did some quick calculations of how much mass Mt. Everest has. Assuming that its shape is roughly a 45-45-90 cone, it has a volume of approximately 81982064 cubic meters. Assuming that the majority of this is granite, which has a density of approximately 3364kg/m^3, we can calculate the mass of Mt. Everest to be somewhere in the range of 2.76E11 kg. Knowing the rough chemical composition of granite (75% silica, 5% potassium oxide, 15% alumina, 5% lime, 5% iron), you can calculate about how much energy it would take to blow Mt. Everest into its constituent atoms. AHAHAHAH! I just rolled my chair in a circle :D WEEE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Wave' date='Jan 9 2006, 19:23' post='587041677']AHAHAHAH! I just rolled my chair in a circle :D WEEE! LOL :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Well, I did some quick calculations of how much mass Mt. Everest has. Assuming that its shape is roughly a 45-45-90 cone, it has a volume of approximately 81982064 cubic meters. Assuming that the majority of this is granite, which has a density of approximately 3364kg/m^3, we can calculate the mass of Mt. Everest to be somewhere in the range of 2.76E11 kg. Knowing the rough chemical composition of granite (75% silica, 5% potassium oxide, 15% alumina, 5% lime, 5% iron), you can calculate about how much energy it would take to blow Mt. Everest into its constituent atoms. Okay... :|... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kampioen Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 9,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000....... vibrating mobile fones all over the mountain :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted January 10, 2006 Supervisor Share Posted January 10, 2006 Lets change that to 3% lime, 2% iron... Can't have anything made of 105% of the stuff that it is made out of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leovanham Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Well, I did some quick calculations of how much mass Mt. Everest has. Assuming that its shape is roughly a 45-45-90 cone, it has a volume of approximately 81982064 cubic meters. Assuming that the majority of this is granite, which has a density of approximately 3364kg/m^3, we can calculate the mass of Mt. Everest to be somewhere in the range of 2.76E11 kg. Knowing the rough chemical composition of granite (75% silica, 5% potassium oxide, 15% alumina, 5% lime, 5% iron), you can calculate about how much energy it would take to blow Mt. Everest into its constituent atoms. wow either your joking and don't know what the hell your talking about, or you are very smart as i think you are seeing you nick (relativity) directed to einstein BTW! It would take 1 giant Spirit Bomb to blow up the mountain! ....ask goku.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kampioen Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Lets change that to 3% lime, 2% iron... Can't have anything made of 105% of the stuff that it is made out of... I think (hope) the guy was laughing anyways... (unsure) :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 AHAHAHAH! I just rolled my chair in a circle :D WEEE! Weeeeee? :laugh:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted January 10, 2006 Veteran Share Posted January 10, 2006 Thread Moved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackima Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 AHAHAHAH! I just rolled my chair in a circle :D WEEE! ROFL !! :rofl: Knowing the rough chemical composition of granite (75% silica, 5% potassium oxide, 15% alumina, 5% lime, 5% iron), you can calculate about how much energy it would take to blow Mt. Everest into its constituent atoms. I don't quite understand how we can work out the energy required to essentially vaporise Mt Everest into it's atoms by simply knowing the composition? I'm probs thinking about it the wrong way, but wouldn't it matter more what bonds are involved, so by using enthalpies of atomization along with the mass you've calculated we can figure out how much energy is needed to turn Mt Everest into it's gaseous atoms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleo Global Moderator Posted January 10, 2006 Author Global Moderator Share Posted January 10, 2006 This being moved to the science section is what I least wanted -.- I was hoping for humorous discussion in general, not 'according to my calculations..' here -.- oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningking7 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 According to what I know, a nuclear warhead should be sufficient to disintegrate Everest. However, one can also raze Everest to the ground by blowing up it's legs, which, frankly, is time and energy-saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted January 10, 2006 Supervisor Share Posted January 10, 2006 ROFL !! :rofl: I don't quite understand how we can work out the energy required to essentially vaporise Mt Everest into it's atoms by simply knowing the composition? I'm probs thinking about it the wrong way, but wouldn't it matter more what bonds are involved, so by using enthalpies of atomization along with the mass you've calculated we can figure out how much energy is needed to turn Mt Everest into it's gaseous atoms? Well, it would be hard figuring out how much energy it takes to break the chemical bonds if you don't know what chemicals make up the majority of the object. I just didn't feel like digging out all those lovely pieces of information such as bond energies, lattice energies, etc. Unless there's an enthalpy of vaporization for granite listed somewhere. That would make things easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoogleNinja Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 9,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000....... vibrating mobile fones all over the mountain :D BEEP. Critical Error at 0x0EEF0A Your attempt to make the funnay has failed. Press any key to restart. BEEP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman2000 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 1 or @ nukes strategically placed will blow the crap out of everest. 1 at the base and probably one drilled into the center at about 15000 feet should do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 1,284,345 Iraqi suicide bombers. LOL that may destroy near by towns as well :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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