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entotheenth t1_jbnqe5e wrote

A ton of fireworks is not a ton of explosives, it’s mostly paper.

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Own_Win6000 t1_jbnst23 wrote

Explosions are measured in the unit “tons of tnt”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_jbnsu06 wrote

TNT equivalent

>TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion. The ton of TNT is a unit of energy defined by that convention to be 4. 184 gigajoules, which is the approximate energy released in the detonation of a metric ton (1,000 kilograms) of TNT. In other words, for each gram of TNT exploded, 4.

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entotheenth t1_jbnu9zi wrote

And what does that have to do with the amount of perchlorate and paper wrapped around a Roman candle.

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