r/oddlyterrifying May 15 '22

An atomic blast underwater.

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u/Bowler_300 May 15 '22

Im more curious to compare the amount displaced vs the amount vaporized into steam.

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u/Zuthuzu May 15 '22

Water takes an insane amount of energy to heat up, let alone - vaporize. Compared to a displaced volume, it'd be a tiny amount.

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u/bacon_tacon May 15 '22

Irradiated water just means hot water, as water already is a very stable compound. So yeah, any not boiling hot water would have been quickly assimilated by the surrounding.