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cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
cannabineer said:
Hydrogen bombs are a subset of nuclear devices, but the language convention has been nuclear = atomic i.e. pure or mostly* fission devices.

The key term is "thermonuclear", which is specific to fusion reactions. The standard fission bomb is "nuclear" since the reaction is not sensitive to temperature. Fusion reactions only run at high temperatures and pressures, and in practice a nuclear (atomic, fission) first stage is needed to get temp and press high enough.

The yield difference is essentially an artifact ... pure fission devices are limited to about a megaton (ref. Ivy King test) while thermonuclear can be scaled up almost without limit. (ref. Tsar Bomba)

*mostly because modern nuclear bombs are often "boosted" by injecting tritium, which adds "thermonuclear smolder" neutrons to the mix, boosting fissile conversion efficiencies. I read about bomb designs some 20 years ago; fascinating stuff
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rather than edit, i'll say that I did much of my reading here, fun site

http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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cannabineer said:
Hydrogen bombs are a subset of nuclear devices, but the language convention has been nuclear = atomic i.e. pure or mostly* fission devices.

The key term is "thermonuclear", which is specific to fusion reactions. The standard fission bomb is "nuclear" since the reaction is not sensitive to temperature. Fusion reactions only run at high temperatures and pressures, and in practice a nuclear (atomic, fission) first stage is needed to get temp and press high enough.

The yield difference is essentially an artifact ... pure fission devices are limited to about a megaton (ref. Ivy King test) while thermonuclear can be scaled up almost without limit. (ref. Tsar Bomba)

*mostly because modern nuclear bombs are often "boosted" by injecting tritium, which adds "thermonuclear smolder" neutrons to the mix, boosting fissile conversion efficiencies. I read about bomb designs some 20 years ago; fascinating stuff
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I thought fission devices also required high temps & pressures, hence the use of conventional explosives to initiate the reaction.
But I'm only a nuclear physicist in my mind.
And a porn star.
Aw fuck it, throw in hairy lingerie model. Angel wings on the runway baby! :fire:
 
Aeroknow

Aeroknow

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dstroy said:
Tstat makes sense if you're sure the water pump is working.

Maybe your radiator cap needs replacing, sometimes they go bad and can make the coolant pressure go too high. Or the overflow hose gets clogged and does the same thing.

I've got two radiator caps on my car and if they get mixed up it makes hot coolant spray everywhere.

You haven't noticed any oil in your coolant on the bottom of your radiator caps I hope?
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So I started this morning draining the system. Took out the tstat and tested it, it took a little hotter to open vs. normal, but did open. @like220f
So i scored a new thermostat. Backflushed the heater core just in case. Burp the system to the best of my abilities. It fucking keeps overheating! Fuck! I keep seeing bubbles come up into the coolant reservoir and start tripping. Is it a blown head gasket? it did overheat remember.

I called in the big guns. My buddy who is a real mechanic(hate to do even though I'm always helping him out in some way) did his thing. We finally forced out the air pocket and good to go now :hump:
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Chunky Stool said:
I thought fission devices also required high temps & pressures, hence the use of conventional explosives to initiate the reaction.
But I'm only a nuclear physicist in my mind.
And a porn star.
Aw fuck it, throw in hairy lingerie model. Angel wings on the runway baby! :fire:
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The thing the explosives supply is compression.

Compression takes a subcritical mass (at our temps and pressures) and makes it into a seriously supercritical mass.

Little Boy, our first nuclear warshot, used two pieces of uranium hurled together by what amounts to a modified naval rifle.

Fat Man, the weaponized Trinity (mk3) device, used symmetrical compression of a spherical plutonium body to boost it past critical.

So for a straight (!) nuclear bomb, compression is supplied for a nonthermal (not related to temperature) effect. It is the sheer speed of the neutronic fission reaction that requires special steps to precompress the working mass.
 
tangerinegreen555

tangerinegreen555

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Aeroknow said:
Did i kick down some sunset sherbert S1 beans too? I can't remember. I don't have a good brain when I'm drinking.
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No but Christmas is coming, bro ;-).

OK, I have to find out for myself about this Coke thing. I used to drink it a lot, not so much lately.
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Looks the same.

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Motherfucker, they DID change it. And it does taste a little like flat Pepsi.

Didn't they try this switcheroo about 20 yrs. ago and everybody rebelled? And they changed it back?
 
Aeroknow

Aeroknow

Well-Known Member
tangerinegreen555 said:
No but Christmas is coming, bro ;-).

OK, I have to find out for myself about this Coke thing. I used to drink it a lot, not so much lately.
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Looks the same.

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Motherfucker, they DID change it. And it does taste a little like flat Pepsi.

Didn't they try this switcheroo about 20 yrs. ago and everybody rebelled? And they changed it back?
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Nothing beats Mexican coke. Try it. It's usually consistently really good
 
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