The number is "approximately 16 gigawatts"

23 atomic bombs per day does not really tell me much. Both boxer's punch and a 9mm bullet have about 450 J of energy, but the effects are very different.

A better comparison would be ~550000 average US houses... or a single medium-sized aluminum smelter factory.

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snickerbockers 35 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Thats why they gave the measurement in watts (which is power) and not joules (which is energy). The answer is that even if the fist and the bullet transfer equivalent amounts of energy the bullet has significantly higher instantaneous power because the energy is transferred over a shorter period of time.

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anvuong 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Tbf a normal dude receiving a full force boxer's punch without the mitts can easily die or suffer serious brain trauma.

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vrighter 5 hours ago | parent [-]

but probably his hand won't penetrate into the skull. Bigger contact patch.

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sidewndr46 4 hours ago | parent [-]

smaller handguns don't reliably penetrate bone. it's a misunderstanding. In some cases 22LR can actually bounce off the skull

	▲	vrighter an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I stand corrected. I'm one of today's lucky 10000

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clipsy 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> A better comparison would be ~550000 average US houses... or a single medium-sized aluminum smelter factory.

Want to provide a citation for either of these? This would have the average US household dissipating the equivalent of ~30kW, which does not pass the smell test for me.