Comments on: I Am Become Q*, Destroyer Of Worlds.

By: The Asteroid Belt -- The Scientific Gamer The Scientific Gamer

The Asteroid Belt -- The Scientific Gamer The Scientific Gamer — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:19:22 +0000

[...] 2) The critical energy density required to blow a body in the belt to smithereens without it eventually reforming under its own gravity. [...]

By: innokenti

innokenti — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:23:21 +0000

Hey, I didn’t make Pluto small. It did that all by itself!

By: workinacheeseshop

workinacheeseshop — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:22:52 +0000

Yeah, but you were planning to blow up former planets! That’s got to count for something? Much more menacing than a mouse-army.

By: hentzau

hentzau — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:26:16 +0000

That’s a dreadfully sizeist comment, Kenti. I expected better of you.

By: hentzau

hentzau — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:25:09 +0000

Hmmm, I should have known there would be other scientists blogging on wordpress. I didn’t have any mice minions when I was doing my Ph.D, though. Now I feel like I missed out.

By: hentzau

hentzau — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:17:46 +0000

Less than it would take to blow up just about any other notable celestial object you can think of.

By: Smurf

Smurf — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:21:31 +0000

So how much energy does it take to blow up Pluto? THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!

By: workinacheeseshop

workinacheeseshop — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:45 +0000

This is amazing. Just leaving a quick comment so that I can come back and read your post in more detail…

By: innokenti

innokenti — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:35:19 +0000

Why Pluto? Because it is no longer a planet AND MUST BE DESTROYED.