Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I've often compared events like explosions based upon the energy released, this is a convenient shorthand for putting the size into perspective, but it's only a very rough comparison. The actual effects for an event with the same energy vary dramatically based upon the way the energy is released, and I wanted to clear this up.

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