A jar of sand?

[Generalissimo]

I've occasionally considered the following scenario for the United Federations of Planets against Galactic Empire.
Possible method to destroy anything from a Death Star to Imperial Center.
Beyond the obvious setback of just having one the plan superficially it looks good on paper.
Of course our more critical minds here ought provide a better analysis.


Operation for Whom Gods Destroy: Garth’s Requiem
(We’ve got a jar of sand!)

Pull a certain small flask, Garth of Izar’s weapon, from storage.
A single grain the size of sand can vaporize a person.
Pound-for-pound way more powerful than antimatter.
There is only a single flask.
One flask can easily destroy a planet many times over.
How many things can withstand a planet shattering weapon?
Try launching Garth’s flask at you opponent!

[Borgholio]

What the...fuck?

Ok sorry to burst your bubble but if a grain of sand can vaporize a person then it is WAY less powerful than antimatter. Half a gram of antimatter = Hiroshima. Even if it were as powerful as antimatter you're still looking at less than the yield of a standard photon torpedo.

[Batman]

At least the visuals aren't hopelessly incompatible with actual vapourization for a change.
Of course, they don't do much to support it either-given how thick the fog is on the ground in that sequence a complete undamaged body wouldn't necessarily be visible, leave alone person pieces strewn over the place.

[Generalissimo]

What the...fuck?

Ok sorry to burst your bubble but if a grain of sand can vaporize a person then it is WAY less powerful than antimatter. Half a gram of antimatter = Hiroshima. Even if it were as powerful as antimatter you're still looking at less than the yield of a standard photon torpedo.

Gain of sand vaporized a person *and* somehow produced a rather sizable blast.
In addition I am taking all of Garth's questionable rantings at literal face value.

At least the visuals aren't hopelessly incompatible with actual vapourization for a change.
Of course, they don't do much to support it either-given how thick the fog is on the ground in that sequence a complete undamaged body wouldn't necessarily be visible, leave alone person pieces strewn over the place.

I was rather impressed with the particular effect for late 1960's television.
That literally inspired this little topic.

[Batman]

Um-it didn't look like anything special to me? Just your garden variety TV explosion with a flash, a bang, lots of smoke, and exactly zero effect on the surroundings.