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8. I'm kind of curious

Thu May 28, 2026, 10:53 PM

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How far the shock wave extends from that kind of disaster.
It seems to me there's a difference between that kind of explosion and, say, the downward pressure exerted by a landing airplane which seems to be very limited in its effect. (The final scene of the movie "Pushing Tin" might have a good demonstration). I'm aware that "heavy" airplanes need more air clearance because of coriolis effects, but I don't have enough physics to explain why there isn't an equal and opposite reaction to the lifting of the airplane due to flow of air over its aerofoils.
I'll agree that there's a fundamental difference: there is particulate matter being ejected by the explosion, and none by the airplane. But it's still a non-trivial subject to research.

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