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1040 x more energy that the Tsar Bomba.

Or 5-ish Tsar Bomba per country on Earth.

Or 3466 Hiroshima nukes.

Or 17 Hiroshima nukes per country.



In light of the error in the parent comments math, I retract my previous comment and substitute the following bit of awkward silence:


We all make mistakes, as the Dalek said climbing off the dustbin.

FWiW .. here's mine (or is it?)

One Tsar Bomba ~ 50 megatonne. One Hiroshima bomb ~ 15 kilotonne.

One Tsar Bomba ~ 50,000 / 15 ~ 3,333 Hiroshima bombs.

1,040 x Tsar Bomba ~ 3,466,667 Hiroshima bombs.


Oops.

Every time I see your username I can’t help but say it in my mind as Defrost Kelly, some kind of frozen Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy


Imagine how I feel every time I see "Dalek" instead of my surname.




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