User blog:Mea quidem sententia/Speed Booster


 * Samus Aran is 90 kilograms.
 * The Speed Booster allows Samus to run at supersonic speeds. The low-end is Mach 1.2.
 * At sea level, the speed of sound travels at 343 m/s.
 * 343 m/s * 1.2 = 411.6 m/s.
 * Using the formula for kinetic energy, we can learn how many joules Samus would produce, the newtons, the ton-force, and the TNT equivalent.

Joules

 * The equation for kinetic energy is KE = 0.5 mv^2.
 * KE = 0.5 * (90 kg.)(411.6 m/s)^2
 * KE = 0.5 * (90 kg.)(169,414.56 m^2/s^2)
 * KE = 0.5 * 15,247,310.4 kg. m^2/s^2
 * KE = 7,623,655.2 J

TNT equivalent

 * 1 gram of TNT is equal to 4,184 J.
 * 1 ton of TNT is equal to 4,184,000,000 J.
 * Because the amount of joules produced from Samus when she dashes at supersonic speeds is smaller, she won't be producing the equivalent of even 1 ton of TNT.
 * If 1 gram of TNT is equal to 4,184 joules, then multiplying that by 1,000 is equal to 4,184,000 joules.
 * 7,623,655.2 joules is greater than 4,184,000 joules. Dividing them will give the amount of TNT
 * 7,623,655.2 / 4,184,000 = 1.8 millitons of TNT.