• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    28 days ago

    If built and detonated, Sundial would have created a fireball up to 50 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter, instantly igniting everything within 400 kilometers (250 miles) and causing a magnitude 9 earthquake. It was thought that the explosion would lead to an apocalyptic nuclear winter, drastically lowering global temperatures and contaminating water sources, resulting in mass fatalities.

    If detonated at an altitude of 28 miles (45 km) the Sundial device could ignite fires across an area the size of France.

    The fuck is wrong with us?

    • Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works
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      I mean, there are people who want to pursue theoretical weapons, that would completely sterilize earth, if the theoretically possible concept could be proven to actually work. Only reason we really aren’t is the impracticality of the research. So, if it were more practical an idea to research, we’d be on it.