Tunguska Event...from the BBC

CyclopONE · 10-31-2001, 11:41 AM

Here's how I would imagine the shockwave..

Picture a ripple in an otherwise calm pond. The ripples travel out, away from the center of a disturbance and (with enough force), can reach the edge of the pond.

Now, picture this ripple on a sphere, only there's no edge, and a force powerful enough to send a ripple from Siberia all the way to the opposite side of the planet, where it would converge and (since it had enough energy left) ripple out once again, quite possibly back to Siberia.

It's an interesting thing to picture. =)

-Cyc

10-31-2001, 11:41 AM	#1
CyclopONE Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 37	The shockwave Here's how I would imagine the shockwave.. Picture a ripple in an otherwise calm pond. The ripples travel out, away from the center of a disturbance and (with enough force), can reach the edge of the pond. Now, picture this ripple on a sphere, only there's no edge, and a force powerful enough to send a ripple from Siberia all the way to the opposite side of the planet, where it would converge and (since it had enough energy left) ripple out once again, quite possibly back to Siberia. It's an interesting thing to picture. =) -Cyc __________________ On a clear disk, you can seek forever.

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