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[neye_eve]

OT: spokes or other science types

First, let me apologize for cluttering this board, and if someone can recommend a good science forum (or an iHub science board), I will take further questions elsewhere.

according to some articles regarding the new "big bomb", it will be similar in effect to a very small nuclear device in terms of destructive power. If you haven't heard about it, here are a couple links:

http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/3759329?source=Evening%20Standard

http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/3759323?source=Evening%20Standard

Anyway, my question is this: How many kilotons of explosive yield is present in a given "conventional" bomb weight?

For instance, IIRC, a small nuclear device has yields of perhaps 25 kilotons (25,000 tons of TNT). This new bomb itself weighs 21,000 pounds, or about 10 tons. This, of course, is nowhere near even 1 kiloton. So, the explosives in these bombs are much more powerful per pound than regular TNT.

But how much so?

Again, let me reiterate - I know this isn't a good board to post this on (other than regards to the vast amounts of knowledge which means that the question will probably be answerable by people here). I will very gladly post similar questions in the future on some other board if someone can point me in the right direction.

The last thing I want is for this to turn into an OT or politics board.

That having been said, any takers who can give insight?

neye