"My interest is not data, it's the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it's very difficult to measure in numbers." Hans Rosling

Home - Facts - Quiz - Ratios - Countries

News - Love of Numbers - Big Numbers - Landmarks

Energy released by exploding 1g of TNT

Energy released by exploding 1g of TNT (4.2 kJ)

/fact/energy-released-by-exploding-1g-of-tnt

Link

Neat Ratios ...

Energy released by exploding 1g of TNT (4.2 kJ)

  • is 1/4 of Energy released by metabolising 1g of carbohydrate (17 kJ)...more
  • is 1/4 of Energy released by metabolising 1g of protein (17 kJ)...more
  • is about as big as Energy in 1 food Calorie (kcal) (4.2 kJ)...more

If this was a standard unit ...