- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Draerden
As for nuclear explosions in space... no one is quite sure what exactly will happen since there's never been one. There are many theories. In a nuclear explosion much of the energy is translated into slamming wall of atmosphere. With no atmosphere, where does this energy go? Does this kinetic energy merely become transferred to the bomb fragments? Does it instead become translated into another form of energy?
Nuclear explosions happen every second in space, just look up, the sun, supernovas, every star in the universe produces millions and millions and millions of nuclear explosions every second. ok, the temperature generated by those explotions disapears kinda quick, but the radiation could travel forever, why?, microwaves, light, etc... wont stop untill they crash into something, why?, because light, microwaves, etc.... are energy not matter, they travel at a constant speed, they dont accelerate, as i said they wont stop until they crash into something or they're neutralized by an oposite charge, i recomend you to read einstein's ralativity theory, it may answers some of your questions.
Another thing, as for the plasma proyectiles not melting/burning the marines to the bones, there's an explanation, plasma looses temperature very quick (again look at the sun), it would be like a bomb exploding, in the instant the bomb explodes the air and all that is around it heats up to huge temperatures, but the heat disappears very quick, don't ask me why. i hate thermodynamics.
Peace!.
ELEMENTT_
P.S: im sorry if there are some spell errors, english isn't my native languaje, spanish is.