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Buildings are effected by the blast not by purpose but by construction (as with any bomb). Light wooden construction is flattened, reinforced concrete may survive with minor damage.
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Can a nuclear reactor explode as a nuclear bomb?
Highly unlikely if not altogether impossible. In a core meltdown, you might see a steam explosion if the core melts and breaches the containment structure and hits say cooling water. But even a runaway chain reaction in a reactor would not cause a nuclear explosion like a bomb.
Does a nuclear bomb blow up on contact with the ground?
A nuclear bomb blows up when critical mass is reached. Critical mass is some amount (depending on the fuel--uranium, plutonium--and how pure the material is. A nuclear bomb typically has two pieces of the fuel, one in the head of the bomb and one near the tail. when the bomb hits the ground, the piece from the tail slides forward to combine with the piece at the head.First, a nuclear bomb designed as above could not work, all it would do is heat the two pieces of fissile material to melting point before they touched causing a "fizzle" yield explosion accomplishing nothing but scattering molten fissile material around the area producing significant alpha emitter radiological contamination. Any nuclear bomb requires explosives to "assemble" the piece(s) fast enough to supercritical condition and prevent a "fizzle" yield.A nuclear bomb (as any other bomb) blows up when triggered by its fuse. There are many types of fuses:altitude - this fuse is for airbursts, when the fuse determines the bomb has fallen to the set altitude the fuse blows up the bombcontact - this fuse is for surface bursts, typically when an accelerometer in the fuse detects sudden deceleration the fuse blows up the bombdepth - this fuse is for subsurface bursts (underground or underwater), when the fuse determines the bomb reaches the set depth the fuse blows up the bomb (underground bursts are either for cratering or destroying hardened installations like missile silos, underwater bursts are usually for destroying submarines)lay down - this fuse is for low altitude precision delivery by airplane to let the airplane escape the blast, the bomb is dropped by parachute when an accelerometer in the fuse detects sudden deceleration the fuse starts a short delay timer, the parachute gently lays the bomb down on its side on the ground, when the delay timer runs out the fuse blows up the bombtime delay - this fuse is designed to let the bomb bury itself underground where it "hides", on impact the fuse starts the timer which may be set for hours to months or even longer, when the timer runs out the fuse blows up the bombvibration - this fuse is designed not to blow up the bomb unless it is disturbed, then an accelerometer or "tilt switch" mechanism triggers the fuse to blow up the bombbooby trap - this fuse is designed only to blow up the bomb if someone is actively attempting to disarm the bombetc.
What happens to the beam of a flashlight when it hits a mirror?
When the beam of a flashlight hits a mirror, it is reflected.
What happens if water hits terminal velocity?
Nothing "happens". This occurs all the time.
What happens when sound hits a thin membrane?
What happens when sound hits a thin membrane is that it vibrates the tympanic membrane. The tympanic membrane is also known as the eardrum.
What happens when energy from a nuclear fusion hits water?
By a nuclear fusion you must mean an H-Bomb. This releases tremendous heat energy so it will vaporise a lot of water if it explodes near the surface. The shock wave will also cause massive waves to be created.
Can a nuclear reactor explode as a nuclear bomb?
Highly unlikely if not altogether impossible. In a core meltdown, you might see a steam explosion if the core melts and breaches the containment structure and hits say cooling water. But even a runaway chain reaction in a reactor would not cause a nuclear explosion like a bomb.
What happens when a nuculer bomb hits you?
Well, you are turned into tiny radioactive pieces, each smaller than a single piece of dust.
What happens if a school bus hits your car and then drives away?
It's a hit & run. Call the school and tell them.
When was Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb created?
Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb was created on 1998-07-07.
Suppose an asteroid of radious 50m strikes the earth surface .what could be the impact of such collision?
a 50 m colision happens all the time, the last one was in siberia in the early 1920s in terms of earth scale the impact would be none but if hits a populate area could be like a nuclear bomb like hiroshima or nagasaki in a smaller scale
Why should you have a bomb shelter?
If you don't you could get killed. Because if a bomb hits your house it min't colapse and kill you.
What does a hydrogen bomb do to you when it hits?
The same as an atomic bomb, except as the yield is usually larger it does it to more people over a larger area.
When is a house considered not repairable?
When a bomb hits it. When the foundation is Ridiculously damaged.
How do you hit a bomb and not die on transformice?
Anything to do with bombs in Tfm involves luck. There isn't any main way to not get blasted off a map by a bomb. Just try to make sure that if a bomb hits you, it hits you in the center of your body. You'll have the best chance of surviving that way. If it hits you by your head or rear, you'll probably be sent flying.
When There is a plane flying over Germany in World War 2 it drops a bomb but the bomb never hits the ground or the ocean why?
Because the bomb has not exploded yet it will land tommorrow. Its because the plane is flying upside down. The bomb cannot exit the bomb bay this way.
What problems were encountered in building Buckingham Palace?
They suffered nine bomb hits.
