Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons

[Gonzalez]

Colt wrote:

Sorry, not going to happen.

Why not? Several scientist who studied this say it is.
Also consider they evaluated the total destruction force of all the nuclear weapons in existence, NOT the amount necessary to destroy the whole Earth surface only.

 

[Big T]

Antimatter as weapons and an energy source has been an idea for ages not to mention is the basis of StarTrek (photon torps are antimater torps

Surely the photon torpedoes use photons? Or is it anti-photons? Wouldn't that make them anti-photon torpedoes?

Photons (theoretically) are matter, not anti matter.

Meh, I dunno, I'm not a Star Trek geek.

 

[Colt]

Colt wrote:

Sorry, not going to happen.

Why not? Several scientist who studied this say it is.
Also consider they evaluated the total destruction force of all the nuclear weapons in existence, NOT the amount necessary to destroy the whole Earth surface only.

Yes, that's what I was referring to. All of the nuclear weapons... First off, you'd need to have them detonated all at one point or else they would just be counteracting each other. Second, those would be very inefficient for propulsion since they would just be surface blasts inside of the atmosphere. Third, the Earth is simply massive compared tot he force exerted by nuclear weapons. The chances that they could actually push it out of orbit even a small amount are not that great.

Mind providing evidence and data from these scientists? Thank you.

 

[PsychoSniper]

Antimatter as weapons and an energy source has been an idea for ages not to mention is the basis of StarTrek (photon torps are antimater torps

Surely the photon torpedoes use photons? Or is it anti-photons? Wouldn't that make them anti-photon torpedoes?

Photons (theoretically) are matter, not anti matter.

Meh, I dunno, I'm not a Star Trek geek.

Actualy. it's been stated on one of the shows (TNG) that the standard payload for a photon torp is 1.5kg of antimatter.

 

[Colt]

I think it's actually supposed to be referring to something about the photon torpedoes going faster than lgith... But that in itself is contradicted by Star Trek's own screwed up logic and science.

 

[Big T]

Actualy. it's been stated on one of the shows (TNG) that the standard payload for a photon torp is 1.5kg of antimatter.

Meh, as I said, I'm not a Star Trek geek.

Maybe the antimatter burst creates the photons.
Or maybe I'm just looking too far into it, it's pretty well documented that Star Trek's science is pretty far off the mark.

 

[Paladin Solo]

Blah, nukes can't destroy the world damnit. Read the book Jurassic Park.

 

[Elissar]

Nukes cant destroy the world..... If you'd bother watching movies (The core or deep impact... cant remember which) nukes SAVED the world.


Antimatter bombs could only be that much better....

But then.... could be i just love to see things burn and destroyed....

 

[Gonzalez]

Lt. Col. Gonzalez wrote:
Colt wrote:
Quote:
Sorry, not going to happen.


Why not? Several scientist who studied this say it is.
Also consider they evaluated the total destruction force of all the nuclear weapons in existence, NOT the amount necessary to destroy the whole Earth surface only.

You're right about the axis thing. I doubled checked and it does not say anything about the axis (don't know where I got that one from), but it says something about affecting four planet around Earth orbit tough, I suppose this affects the solar system.
I would make a link to the page but it is in spanish.
My apologies for the misunderstanding.

 

[Ratty Sr.]

You people do realize that everything in Star Trek is utter bullshit with no basis whatsoever in actual science, and that whoever writes scripts for Star Trek episodes is a dumbass with barely any knowledge of even elementary school physics?

 

[Big T]

You people do realize that everything in Star Trek is utter bullshit with no basis whatsoever in actual science, and that whoever writes scripts for Star Trek episodes is a dumbass with barely any knowledge of even elementary school physics?

Yes Ratty, I'm fully aware of that.

Or maybe I'm just looking too far into it, it's pretty well documented that Star Trek's science is pretty far off the mark.