OT? If e=mc^2, how many ergs are in a mustard seed?

[Rich The Philosophizer]

Would one move a mountain if you had Total Conversion?

Thnaks,
Rich

 

[John Larkin]

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:12:41 GMT, Rich The Philosophizer
<null@example.net> wrote:

Would one move a mountain if you had Total Conversion?

Thnaks,
Rich

Do the math!

John

 

[Fred Bartoli]

"Rich The Philosophizer" <null@example.net> a écrit dans le message de
newsan.2004.11.27.22.23.05.716671@neodruid.org...

Would one move a mountain if you had Total Conversion?

If you just move it horizontally you don't even need a mustard seed.


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Thanks,
Fred.

 

[John Smith]

"Rich The Philosophizer" <null@example.net> wrote in message
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Would one move a mountain if you had Total Conversion?

Thnaks,
Rich

There are 167,200 mustard seeds in a pound. That's 2.715 micrograms per
seed.

So, if the mass of one mustard seed were completely converted to energy, it
could supply 122.3 gigaJoules of energy. That's 1.223E18 ergs.

Which mountain did you have in mind?

You're weclome,
John

 

[John Larkin]

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:43:46 -0600, "John Smith"
<kd5yikes@mindspring.com> wrote:

"Rich The Philosophizer" <null@example.net> wrote in message
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Would one move a mountain if you had Total Conversion?

Thnaks,
Rich


There are 167,200 mustard seeds in a pound. That's 2.715 micrograms per
seed.

No, it's 5.98 micropounds per seed. That's 2.71 milligrams.

John

 

[John Smith]

"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote in
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On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:43:46 -0600, "John Smith"
kd5yikes@mindspring.com> wrote:


"Rich The Philosophizer" <null@example.net> wrote in message
newsan.2004.11.27.22.23.05.716671@neodruid.org...
Would one move a mountain if you had Total Conversion?

Thnaks,
Rich


There are 167,200 mustard seeds in a pound. That's 2.715 micrograms per
seed.


No, it's 5.98 micropounds per seed. That's 2.71 milligrams.

John

You are correct, of course. I meant 2.715 micro-kilograms. I was working in
MKS at the time.

Thanks, John.

John

 

[JeffM]

Would one move a mountain if you had Total Conversion?
Rich The Philosophizer

If you just move it horizontally you don't even need a mustard seed.
Fred Bartoli

Didn't the Whittier Narrows 'quake already do this?

 

[John Larkin]

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:28:44 GMT, "John Smith"
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"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote in
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On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:43:46 -0600, "John Smith"
kd5yikes@mindspring.com> wrote:


"Rich The Philosophizer" <null@example.net> wrote in message
newsan.2004.11.27.22.23.05.716671@neodruid.org...
Would one move a mountain if you had Total Conversion?

Thnaks,
Rich


There are 167,200 mustard seeds in a pound. That's 2.715 micrograms per
seed.


No, it's 5.98 micropounds per seed. That's 2.71 milligrams.

John


You are correct, of course. I meant 2.715 micro-kilograms. I was working in
MKS at the time.

Thanks, John.

Sorry; I just automatically sanity-check almost any number I see. The
newspaper is endlessly hilarious.

uKg gives the correct answer.

John