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The Scientific Mafiosa – Clause-onium | Started by: Fredio on Feb 23, '10 08:38 |
Letter from the editor: Here at the Mafia Institute for Shoddily Half-baked, Malformed and Utterly Asinine Scientific Hunches (MISH-MASH), we take our science seriously. Sadly, this respect for the power of accurate information means that when we get things wrong, we actually have to acknowledge the fact. |
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Science definetely wasn't Erratic's strongest subject, as his school results would suggest. Slightly confused but pretty sure he knew what this all meant, Erratic was't too surprised what the results were showing. The sheer size of Iota was incredible and Erratic always knew there was more to it and a scientific explanation was definetely needed. At least now we have answers.
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Reply by: Erratic at Feb 23, '10 10:38 | |
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The fission energy of 1kg of Clausonium (Given the atomic number 94) would be 83.61 TJ. As a frame of reference, if some time in the future we decide to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the energy released would be around 6 TJ. Since Iota's mass is not listed, I'll do my best to calculate it: He looks as if he weighs about 200 kgs, but we know this is not the case, as he is much more dense. If he were a normal human, his density would be about 1 gram/cubic centimeter. This gives him a volume of 200 liters or 200,000 cc. At a density of 19.8 grams/cc that puts Iota's weight at a whopping 3960 kgs! That's 8730 lbs! I've calculated his weight to show you the dangers of cloning him by fission. The energy produced by 3960 kg of Clausonium undergoing fission is around 331095 Terajoules. That's an equivalent energy release of about 80 million tons of TNT or about 13,333 of those Hiroshima bombs I was speaking about earlier. If you decide to clone Iota, please warn me so I can be clear of that half of the continent. |
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Reply by: Vito_T at Feb 23, '10 13:10 | |
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I'm on Vito_T's team for Trivial Pursuit. |
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Reply by: Gwarble at Feb 23, '10 13:13 | |
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Reply by: Deimne at Feb 23, '10 13:23 | |
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Seeing as how it would take far too much brain power to come up with a witty reply to any of this, I think I'll just take a couple of aspirin, go lay down for a while, and cry because there are people around here who are clearly smarter than me. At least I still have my looks. And my charm. And the knowledge that I hate science. |
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Reply by: Hal_Jordan at Feb 23, '10 13:58 | |
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Hmm , I have a question. Along with the massive explosion that would obviously come from cloning godfather iota. What effect would having two creatures of this size have on the food supply in my hometown of Chicago as well as around the country? |
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Reply by: MachineGunMartha at Feb 23, '10 15:19 | |
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You might want to check out shelly as a follow up to this. He/she/it is about as dense as they come. |
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Reply by: Hoopi at Feb 23, '10 15:24 | |
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I would suggest any cloning process to be carried out as far as possible from any densely populated areas and my initial thought would be the moon,it may take the weight of two or three football teams to contain and eventually bolt shut the shuttle payload doors,and clearing the earth`s atmosphere may take longer than usual due to the constant change in the centre of gravity of the spacecraft during any digestive cycle,and as far as I`m aware,method statements and risk assessments are not required on the moon. |
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Reply by: Styrenex at Feb 23, '10 15:56 | |
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"Along with the massive explosion that would obviously come from cloning A very good question. We're supposed to consume about 15 calories/lb/day. Since Iota weighs an estimated 8730 lbs, he needs to consume 70,000 calories daily to maintain that weight. His twin would have similar caloric needs, so lets just say it's 140k between the two of them. I find it easier to think of things in perspective. After all, what the hell is 140,000 calories a day? Well, a family of four can live off one acre of potatoes for a year.* The two Iotas would eat an acre of potatoes in 17 days. They could clear 22 acres of farmland a year. It may seem like a lot, but it's really just like feeding 70 people. Fear not, supporting Iota and his atomic clone wouldn't starve the populace. *1 acre of potatoes yields 153 bushels @ 54lbs/bushel. 1 medium potato weighs .33 lbs and has 100 calories |
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Reply by: Vito_T at Feb 23, '10 17:35 | |
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We here at MISH-MASH would like to thank everyone for their contributions to this ground-breaking field of research and would like to address some of the more pressing concerns that the general populous might have.
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Reply by: Fredio at Feb 23, '10 19:17 | |
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