Modelling the Destructive Force of the Black Bolt’s Voice – “A Vocal Nuke”

Authors

  • Scott Brown The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Leicester

Keywords:

Comic, Physics, Acoustics, Gravity, Power-Energy, Superhero, Black Bolt

Abstract

This paper aims to model the destructive force of the Black Bolt’s Quasi-Sonic scream via comparison of the energy and decibels required for his reported feats. The model shows that if his whisper (20 dB) produces 3.35x1017 J and his scream (129 dB) produces 2.24x1032 J, that the scaling within just one decibel induces a power increase large enough destroy buildings in a surface area roughly 4.5x1012 times greater than that of New York.

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Brown, S. (2017). Modelling the Destructive Force of the Black Bolt’s Voice – “A Vocal Nuke”. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 4. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/779

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Vol. 4 (2015)

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