Hacker News Reader

Kinetic energy is a hell of a thing. That squared term really adds up quick

Yeah. It's O(n^2). Should optimize.

Can you elaborate plz?

The energy of an object is (1/2)mv^2. Doubling velocity quadruples the kinetic energy.

Kinetic energy is 1/2mv^2

10x Hiroshima is still solidly sub-megaton. We dropped a lot of megaton bombs on the middle of nowhere before atmospheric testing was banned.

How many Library of Congresses is that?