Exploding the Mayor

Authors

  • Rebekah Garratt University of Leicester

Keywords:

TV, Physics, Chemistry, Explosives, Volcano, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Mayor

Abstract

One of Buffy’s most challenging foes was the mayor, also known as Richard Wilikins, who was a sorcerer whose main ambition was becoming a pure demon. Once in demon form, as a Olvikan, he would almost be unstoppable. Previously the demon had been killed by a volcanic explosion and, on the Day of Ascension, Buffy used dynamite to kill him. This paper explores how much dynamite would be needed recreate an explosion the size of the volcano and the impact this would have in Sunnydale.

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Published

13.03.2023

How to Cite

Garratt, R. (2023). Exploding the Mayor. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 10. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/4321

Issue

Vol. 10 (2023)

Section

Articles

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