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

Scott Brown

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.


Keywords


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

Full Text:

PDF

References


Granov, A (2009) War of Kings #5, variant cover. (Illustration) Images taken from: Available: http://www.comicvine.com/images/1300-1363322 [Accessed 12/03/2015]

Janela, M. (2014). Happy Halloween with these 13 spooky world records. Guinness World Records. Available: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/10/happy-halloween-with-these-13-spooky-world-records-61460 [Accessed 12/03/2015].

Wellerstein, A. (2014) NUKEmap 2.42. Available: http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/ [Accessed 12/03/2015]

Glasstone, S. & Dolan, P. (1977). The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, 3rd Ed. U.S. Dept. of Defense.

Lang, K.R. (1980). Astrophysical formulae. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Eq 3-194


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.