How much force would it take to destroy a continent?

This is equivalent to 10^13 gigatons of TNT.

How much force would it take to destroy the earth?

Easy! When Manley runs the particulars of Earth through this equation, he figures out that it’d take about 2.25 x 1032 joules, or 225 million trillion trillion joules.

What makes a continent a continent?

A continent is commonly defined as a large land mass separated from other land masses by oceans. For example, Asia, Europe, and Africa aren’t separated by oceans. Neither are North America and South America. In fact, if you combine those set of land masses, you get only four continents.

How many tons of TNT would it take to destroy a continent?

From there it’s simple math. If a 1 kT airburst will destroy 1.5 km2 then you need about 30,000,000 of them to destroy the 44,579,000 km2 of Asia or the equivalent of 30 gigatons of TNT. The entire world arsenal of active nuclear weapons could not do this.

How much TNT is needed to destroy a country?

These numbers are close enough to demonstrate that any country on the earth could be effectively destroyed by ”just” 30 million tons of TNT if the explosives could be distributed evenly throughout the country and detonated simultaneously.

How can I destroy this world?

If you want to destroy the planet, you have to really aim to destroy the actual planet.

1. Step 1: Get the math right. Our planet is held together by its own gravity.
2. Step 2: Find a source of energy. That’s a lot of energy.
3. Step 3: Wait.

Why is Greenland an island and not a continent?

Greenland resides on the North American tectonic plate. It is not geologically separate from Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Continents are classified to be on their own tectonic plate with their own unique flora and fauna, and unique culture. So, population wise, Greenland does not qualify as its own continent.