Stupid Calc Tricks For Dummies

Bob McDob · Post by **Bob McDob** » 2003-02-02 06:47pm

Hi, I'm trying to do some calcs, but I'm stupid and can't do math. Or science, for that matter.

Now for my question:

An area of rainforest, ten meter high trees, about 50 meters in diameter is vaporized to ground level. The trees appear fairly typical, wood. How much energy would be required to do this?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-02-02 09:17pm

less then a kiloton mroe then a bock of c4

Bob McDob · Post by **Bob McDob** » 2003-02-03 03:01am

Hmm, okay - what's the heat of vaporization of carbon? Of wood?