Science question about movie Armageddon?
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Momentum, p=mv and the asteroid itself is the example.  Its momentum was too great to stop with the nuclear weapons, which is the reason it was broken up instead.  This gave the fragments new vectors for v, such that they passed the earth.\n\nFluid friction was exhibited in the oil flow shown earlier in the movie.\nWithout friction, the geyser would have been much higher above the pipe and a much smaller diameter pipe would have been sufficient.
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What kind of movies are you talking about?  Movies on hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes?  Personally, this wouldn't be something that I would spend my money on, but it may interest others.
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Armageddon will end it
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Armageddon is a place and an event, past present, and future all rolled into one. The place is in the Valley of Megiddo, also known as Jezreel. Many ancient battles took place in this area known as the "Fertile Crescent, or the Birthplace of Civilization." So it has been, even unto this present day. Battles of contention will continue until a great "Final Conflict" has resolved supremacy of Good and evil over the Earth and the entire universe. Biblical scripture is specific about a future event, even as it has chronicled numerous past acts to control the lives and property of men, and more importantly, ones ability to think. In the book of Revelation, John was given visions of the things to come. They are most perplexing to us, as the ancient recorded words combine past, future, actual, and figurative meanings. Most current Biblical historians do agree that it is plausible for a last great battle to be fought on the ancient Megiddo battlegrounds. The events of the past five years tend to support such a scenario. Listen to what John says; Rev.16:16, “And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon." The question is, has there been a great battle on Megiddo of such a magnitude that would eclipse all others? Though the blood of many has been spilled upon the ancient plains, it is apparent that such a monumental battle engulfing all of mankind is yet to occur. Even the two previous world wars will be dwarfed by it. Some say it's only speculation that such a terrible battle could be fought by all the world's armies. But history has proven otherwise. In addition to the death and destruction rendered by sophisticated weapons that nations now possess, there will be much suffering due to loss of peace, comfort, and sustenance. I submit that a disruption of basic needs will have greater effect than any number of smart bombs, RPG's or WMD's. The impending conflict of Armageddon will be the final battle to decide our future existence, as well as the ownership of this earth and the entire universe. No one will escape it ravages! It's a sobering discussion that must be seriously continued, for our survival depends upon it!
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Since there has been no vacuum chamber the size of a movie set ever built because it would collapse in upon itself, where else but the moon [where there is no air] could the hammer and feather drop have been performed?  I think it was Apollo 15 where one of the astronauts decided to prove Galileo's statement that all objects [in the same gravity well] will fall at the same rate.  So, he dropped a hammer and falcon feather and both hit the ground at the same time.  Plus when the GM lunar rover was used, all the dust its wheels kicked up fell immediately back to the ground. Why?  There again was no air for the dust motes/particles to float in.  Why are there no stars in any of the photos?  Why are there no stars in the sky when you go outside and look up at noon (your local time)?  Cause it is daylight.  \nAnd the USSR did try to go to the moon, but the best they could achieve was getting their stuff to crash onto the lunar surface--one of which threw out little red stars when it did.  \nAnd, lastly, just how did the mirrors/reflectors that scientists still use to measure the moon's distance from earth get there?  Oh yeah, Apollo astronauts set them up.\n\nYes, the Apollo program was real and only those who can't understand it and want some attention come out every now and again claiming it was all a hoax.
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As with any thermonuclear explosion, you obtain a huge amount of radiated energy in a very small location in a very small amount of time.  This radiated energy would be absorbed by the surrounding ocean water very quickly.  This would cause a HUGE amount of water around the detonation site to flash-boil and expand rapidly.  This would create a propagating hydrostatic shock wave that would be felt all throughout the Pacific, mostly in the form of tidal waves.  These tidal waves will likely be fairly small, however depending upon the composition of the ocean floor, it may also let loose alot of rock and cause some underwater avalanches (another common source of tidal waves, esp. the bigger ones).\n\nDepending upon the depth of the detonation, very few of the radiated photons may actually reach the surface, and thus almost all of the energy will be consumed by water.  Besides no "blinding flash", this would also mean that the visible "water explosion" made up of mostly vapor would be larger than the equivalent land- or airburst vapor cloud.  If close enough to the surface, the flash-boiled water would quickly rise and break the surface with a large gaseous explosion, and the vapor would climb into the air and spread once it achieves altitude, so yes the "mushroom cloud" will still form.  If it were very deep, though, the gasses would eventually spread and, to some extent, dissipate, resulting in just a lot of surface turbulence and foamed gasses.\n\nDo some research on "Operation Crossroads", which were two U.S. nuclear detonation tests in 1946.  ABLE was an airburst at 158m, and BAKER was 27m underwater (yes, super-shallow, but it gives you a fair starting point).  There have been other underwater nuclear test detonations by various countries, but their speifics escape my memory at the moment.  :p
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Meteors can vaporize and break apart, thus "explode".  That is probably what you saw.
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Nothing in particular. There is a big 'boom' (with no sound because there is no air to vibrate) and there is a lot of light and a release of radiation, but that is about it. Basically, take an explosion on earth, and take away the earth, and voila.
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I parricularly like the film can cannon on http://sci-toys.com/index.html but the other sites will hopefully give you some ideas!\n\nDo a search for "weird science" or "amateur science" and you'll find lots more- just be warned: some are slightly bonkers, lethal or both!\n\nHave fun!!
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Maybe the correct way asking this question is :Was there a very big explosion in India thousands of years ago? The earth survived many disasters caused by meteorite falls. The affect of such a disaster can be compared only with nuclear explosions.
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In the begining...(sorry, couldn't help myself) God decided that he wanted to see if he could create a rock so big he couldn't lift it. Since God was self-eternal, he knew he that what was directly "created" could never be truly equal to a being that was self-eternal, so he thought to himself "how about a place where they might be more likely to arise"?\nHaving pondered the logistics he finally decided that the best approach was to compact everything into a "ball", and then detonate said ball with such force that matter would be seperated from energy. He knew that certain elements would naturally bond together in the aftermath, forming chunks here and pieces there. Eventually forming more and more complex entities. Even to the point of being able to temporarily trap some of the free flowing energy that tried to pass through the material. \nThis trapped energy would, in it's attempt to move out of said material, give the appearance of animation. Some of this "animating energy", depending in part on the length of time it was trapped and the complexity of the matter it was in, would come to realize it's situation of separation. Perhaps then, if the animating energy accepted it's separation as not necessarily a bad thing, it could organize itself in such a way as to keep itself intact once it left the host material.\nOn a large scale this can be seen when some stars evolve into a black hole, with a "singularity" inside. On a small scale it can be seen in Jesus or Buddha or a few others who have organized their animating energy into a permanent consciousness.\nThus fufilling God's original experiment as to whether he could make a rock so heavy he couldn't lift it. A universe where separated energy can indeed become self-eternal. \n"In the image of God", but on a smaller scale.
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dunno but it was said that ceasar nero  added up to 666 somehow too. all throughout history people have thought the end of the world was at hand for one reason or another. ever seen that show 24? about the group of fanatics that are working it so that the end of the world happens in their life time? that they cause armegeddon so that they can see it happen, so they can prove god exists or whatever. *shrug* i wouldnt be suprised. people just so desperately want it to happen as a final proof.
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It could have been the force resulting from a universal collapse just before.\n\nIf you're a religious person, then maybe it was God.
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Do a search for Edgar Cayce, he gives a very detailed info. Below is some info about Edagr Cayce from a reponse I gave to a different group.\n\nHello, I know some people that as you, are confused about  religion. I being a man of science have struggled with this for many years . I have been carring on a forum with other science guys about this topic and I thought you might want to look over my last response. If direction is what you require, check this out. Do a search for Edgar Cayce and try getting some of his material. After going over his stuff I had to change may opinion, no matter how smart I thought I was, the proof is too strong. Just look over it and make your own decision about which path to take.\n\n\nHey guys I want to clarify about my email concerning 12-21-2012. \n\nA lot of you thought I was talking about the end of the world. After I looked at what I wrote I guess it could be viewed as that but that is not what I meant. \n \nThe message was actually about science proving what has been predicted. \n\nIf you looked at the stuff in the email you will see that all these different entities have foretold of a major event that they say will happen in 2012.\n\nNOW, If you look at the stuff on the NASA website you can see everything that was predicted beginning to unfold.\n\n I don't think it will be the end of the world but it is kind of amazing that these profits all said 2012 and that it would be a pole shift, force shift, ect. \n\nNOW NASA is saying the same thing, that planet Earth maybe facing a pole shift in 2012.\n\n If this happens then that would be very bad. We are talking about tidal waves, volcanoes, earthquakes. Worst of all from what they are saying, this will knock out all computer chips. \n\nWhat is even more interesting is that what Edgar Cayce says about this. He is the world’s most accurate profit. \n\nFrom the scientific studies of him and by his own account and observations all his predictions did not come from him. He actually knew nothing of what he said because he said it in his SLEEP. He would talk in his sleep when he was asked a question and he would wake up and know nothing about what he said or what he was asked.\n\n Actually he could not have known anything about what he said because he only had a 2nd grade education.\n\n When he was asked in his sleep where this information came from he answered that it was coming from his soul. \n\nThe scientists that studied him called it his subconscious\n\nAny how, he gave very detailed and accurate info about anything you asked him in his sleep from where to find a lost watch to the purpose of life. \n\nHe said very interesting things that only strengthen and prove the existence of GOD.\n He also described how every GOD based religion fit together and that every single person is linked, related by the soul or God’s energy. \n\nHe gave 14,000 readings. Most all of them have been documented, studied and verified as true.\n\n He said things that no one could know like for example, \nhe said that the Pyramids were built in 10,000 b.c. instead of  200 b.c. \nHistorians always say that the pyramids were built by the Egyptians but in 10,000 b.c the Egyptians were not around.\n\n He was asked for proof this and he said that the pyramids were constructed to point and line up directly with the three stars in the constellation of Orion’s belt. Just recently by way of computers scientists have found this to be true but only if you set the computer program to show the sky over the pyramids in the time of 10,000 b.c.\n\n He also said that a great hall of records of these very ancient people that were way more advanced then us \n(people that built the pyramids) was hidden under the left foot of the great Sphinx (The Half Man Half Cat Statue). Just recently sound wave technology has proven that there is indeed a camber under that foot but they can’t get to it because they will have to destroy the statue. \n\nHe described many surgical procedures about ho
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The Armageddon will the destruction of all the wicked, and afterwards all benevolent and good-hearted people will live forever in paradise, where there will be no sick, no death, only happiness. and we will be able to see our dead relatives again when the ressurection comes as the bible promises. i have more information, if you want post an inquiry on this page for me to answer more.
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As a scientific mind and an individual who is curious, I would like to know. Then I could find a location to watch the impact with my family so I would know such a rare occurance and then die happily. Of course, an asteroid cannot destroy a planet unless it is planet-sized, and there are none left; an asteroid can only cause massive extinction events like the K-T impactor (aka "The Dinosaur Killer"), and probably cripple the human race. Watch "Deep Impact"; it's the most accurate movie made about such a thing thus far.
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So how is YEC even a remote possibility in light of the massive meteors that have crashed into earth? I'm not debating the "age" of the meteor, not yet at least. \n\nHow is it possible, in a 6-10k time span that these meteors hit the earth and that mankind survived? There have been 5+ huge meteors that have struck the earth, in addition there have been over 140+ large meteors that have also hit the earth. The reason I bring up the 5 is that each of those five, by itself, is an extinction level meteor. Meaning that when it hit the earth, the entire earth was effected by it. \n\nIn otherwords it's simply not even remotely possible that the earth is around 10k years old. It has to be older, unless there is some explanation of how mankind was able to survive these meteor strikes. There certainly isn't any biblical support for the strikes. I'll admit there is some biblical support for possible meteor strikes, but there isn't any for meteors this massive. \n\nSo how do YEC explain them? For the most part, it seems that the YEC I've encountered have simply ignored them.