/sci/ - Science & Math

Why is /sci/ such shit? It's an imageboard. People can post images.

/sci/,

how accurate is the terminator 2 scene with the nuke going off? (if you're unfamiliar/for reference, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQz91Cx0Ato))

i'm aware that there's an intense burst of initial IR/visible light from x-ray scattering, but is it really enough to ignite skin tissue, trees, and free debris?

also, what exactly are the mechanics of the shock wave/extreme pressure of a nuclear explosion? what is the cause? the amount of energy donated into this 'blast' is incredible; i don't quite understand how x-rays/free neutrons and nuclear fragments can spark such a thing.

thanks in advance.

>>4139947
Are you trying to say that talc and gypsum are hard?
lrn2Mohs
also, ponies

>>4058381
>Sounds like somebody wants a job in the military industrial complex!
Uh, I don't think I'd fit in. Godlessness, ponies, distrust of authority, etc.

Also have you considered going into explosives/explosion/combustion research
At one point I did, but then I got drawn towards geology. Colorful minerals > explosions, but hey, you get to blow stuff up in mining too.