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comrade1234today at 3:46 PM2 repliesview on HN

What is that in firecrackers?

Gemini says a firecracker releases 150 J, so yeah not a lot.


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Anonbrittoday at 3:50 PM

It's a fraction of the energy released when an unlit fire cracker is dropped an inch. Basically unmeasurable

voidUpdatetoday at 3:48 PM

Wolfram Alpha says its approximately the kinetic energy of a mosquito in flight

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