Michael Dinowitz > Why am I bringing it up? Because I'm wondering how much explosive > force would really be needed to cause such a tsunami? Could a ship > full of explosives be set off (maybe sunk and set off) off the coast > of NY and cause a tsunami? Is it all science fiction or is it > physically possible.
Even if you take a supertanker and fill it with TNT, succeed in sinking it without breaking it into pieces and detonating it you still have only about 400 kiloton. It is going to cause serious damage if you do that in New York harbour, but then it will be a shock wave and not a tidal wave because there isn't enough water there for a tidal wave. If you do it offshore, people will just see a pretty mushroom cloud :-) Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141858 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
