Using dimensional analysis I estimate that the energy contained in the awful #Beirut explosion was approximately 12 Terajoules = 3 kilotons of TNT. For reference the "Little Boy" dropped on #Hiroshima was ~13-18 kilotons of TNT. #orderofmagnitudephysics pic.twitter.com/Pfhew7mXwE
— Sina Booeshaghi (@sinabooeshaghi) August 4, 2020
from Hacker News https://twitter.com/sinabooeshaghi/status/1290727092884299778
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