🧵 on why the ship cannot actually be blown up without resorting to nukes
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RT @moritheil
The Ever Given is 200,000 tons of mostly steel. Steel takes 1.4×10^9 J per ton to melt.

The MOAB is 21,000 lbs, containing 18,500 lbs of explosive, with a reported cost of $170k. It has a yield of 4.6 x 10^10 joules. https://twitter.com/moritheil/status/1375554632991313921
https://twitter.com/moritheil/status/1375557245652590592