Blueberry comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 10 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Blueberry 25 March 2012 11:11:43PM 0 points [-]

Why would the magic source do that? Wouldn't the antimatter just react with the surrounding matter and turn into energy under the laws of physics, and stay that way?

How did you get 15J, by the way?

Comment author: cultureulterior 01 April 2012 02:19:08PM 1 point [-]

Cube root(number of atoms in a 1m^3 cube of silicon(simplification)=number of atoms in a one atom line, assuming that the atoms were arranged in an cubic crystal(simplification). Mass-energy of those atoms, times two (for complete destruction) and then subtract for the particles that do not decay immediately (I had to look that up, I think I got about 5/6th remaining)