Originally Posted by
Chronus
TNT X Combustive energy than Jet fuel? No, rather an understatement I`d say.
1 gm TNT = 4000 JOULES.
1000 gm TNT = 4,000,000 Joules, result nothing much larger than confetti.
Latest news says the explosive was in a mixer fiz can. If this be true then no way would 1 kg be packed in it.
One suspects the message got "summarized" on its way up the chain of command viz.
Bomb Tech: We found the device to consist of a
mixture with
brisance generating an overpressure of
kPa and an R.E.F. in the range 0.1 to 1.0
Manager: Sir, it was the equivalent of 10g to 1Kg of TNT
Director: Minister, it was equivalent of 1Kg of TNT
Minister: The device consisted of 1Kg of TNT
