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		jerf on June 15, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Second Gravitational Wave Detected at LIGO Truly an unbelievably jaunty little sound considering that it represents the entire mass of our solar system being converted into energy. Yow.

lisper on June 16, 2016 [–]

Indeed. And to put that into perspective:

"The amount of matter converted to energy in the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was about 700 milligrams, less than one-third the mass of a U.S. dime."

(From http://discovermagazine.com/2010/jul-aug/24-numbers-nuclear-...)

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