Steve, Is N2>N3 not a purely chemical reaction? In what sense is it nuclear? Perhaps I am misinterpreting this.
Regards, John On 28/02/2013 00:49, "Steve Dunklee" <steve.dunk...@yahoo.com> wrote: >Ouch! > Imagine the extra energy released if the detonation occured inside a >thunderhead? I had a physics instructor who thought small amounts of >nuclear reactions were caused by lightning as in nitrogen converted to >ozone. He said keep your eyes open. Just because something is improbable >it doesnt make it impossible. Some detonations happen when pressures get >to high as stated by Chris Peterson but others happen when the forward >pressure suddenly drops causing expasion or instability. most are the >result of some kind of forward pressure change be it up or down. >cheers >Steve > >--- On Thu, 2/28/13, James Beauchamp <falco...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> From: James Beauchamp <falco...@sbcglobal.net> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoroid/Asteroid Electro-Magnetic >>Disruption and Charge Properties? >> To: "Garry Stewart" <xe...@yahoo.com>, >>meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, steve.dunk...@yahoo.com, "drtanuki" >><drtan...@yahoo.com> >> Date: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 4:52 AM >> Hi Dirk, >> >> A very small amount of equivalent energy is involved with >> free electron release. Perhaps the moving electrons >> cause localized magnetic fields, but far lower than those >> needed to have large-scale charge separation. >> >> I can see the electron clouds on the radar because free >> electrons are conductive. But energy exchange is kept >> pretty locally. >> >> Now, posing in intriguing situation - lets say a >> russian-like event occurs over a supercell >> thunderstorm. It could skim across the anvil. >> The line of conducting plasma would short circuit the >> heavily charge separated areas (Charges migrate due to the >> supercooled freezing process). I think you would get a >> nice lightshow. >> >> Kind of interesting... CC meteortites, low >> pressure. Volatile amino acids, carbon, and >> lightning, Would be a nice situation for early life >> forms. >> >> >> --- On Wed, 2/27/13, drtanuki <drtan...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> From: drtanuki <drtan...@yahoo.com> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoroid/Asteroid >> Electro-Magnetic Disruption and Charge Properties? >> To: "Garry Stewart" <xe...@yahoo.com>, >> meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, >> steve.dunk...@yahoo.com >> Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 2:15 AM >> >> Garry and Steve, Most excellent posts and information; >> thank you. >> >> Further to my original question. Would/should we expect >> that there may be ground-to-air electro-stactic response >> (lightning) prior to the arrival of the physical body to >> physical contact with the earth; and has this been simulated >> or captured on video? >> Dirk Ross...Tokyo >> >> --- On Wed, 2/27/13, Garry Stewart <xe...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> > From: Garry Stewart <xe...@yahoo.com> >> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoroid/Asteroid >> Electro-Magnetic Disruption and Charge Properties? >> > To: "drtanuki" <drtan...@yahoo.com> >> > Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 4:33 PM >> > Hi Dirk and List, >> > This link http://www.cddc.vt.edu/host/atomic/nukeffct/enw77b1.html >> > explains the propagation of atomic shockwaves with >> > interesting pictures of shockwave propagation. It >> can >> > explain the effects on meteoric >> > explosions at high altitude. Interesting read but >> very >> > long article and detailed. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > From: drtanuki <drtan...@yahoo.com> >> > > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> > > Cc: >> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:59 AM >> > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteoroid/Asteroid >> > Electro-Magnetic Disruption and Charge Properties? >> > > >> > > Dear List, >> > > If there is anyone willing to discuss the how and >> why >> > meteoroids/asteroids >> > > "detonate" please explain for the list and >> myself. I >> > am interested >> > > learning more about the >> electrical/mechanical/physical >> > forces that these bodies >> > > undergo as they reach the earth such as in the >> latest >> > Russian event. 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