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Old 03-17-2012, 02:27 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by SS Product View Post
Thats amazing how it can get above Earth that quick.
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Originally Posted by Overflow View Post
Plus with all the weight it has.
Nearly 4 million pounds of rocket fuel tends to do that.

If my guestimation is right, if it were to all go off at once it would the explosive equivalent to around 1/5 to 1/10 the power of the first atomic bombs used in WWII. And if it did go off all at once in a single giant explosion, some bits and pieces would reach orbit an awful lot sooner
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