, it was supposed to be 1.21 gigawatts. The wikipedia article says a bit less than that. Wikipedia expresses it in joules. One joule equal one watt, so 500 megajoules equals about half a gigawatt. Looks like Doc Brown was a little off.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Great Scott! This is heavy!
How many watts in a lightening bolt? In the movie, Back to the Future, it was supposed to be 1.21 gigawatts.
The wikipedia article says a bit less than that. Wikipedia expresses it in joules. One joule equal one watt, so 500 megajoules equals about half a gigawatt. Looks like Doc Brown was a little off.
, it was supposed to be 1.21 gigawatts. The wikipedia article says a bit less than that. Wikipedia expresses it in joules. One joule equal one watt, so 500 megajoules equals about half a gigawatt. Looks like Doc Brown was a little off.
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