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10/06/2012 10:14 AM

I recently saw an article on the Air Force's GBU ground buster bomb,30,00lb+.

They make it penetrate deeper by increasing the mass.

Considering the damage a meteorite does, would it not be simpler to launch it from orbit,thereby generating more impact force?That would amplify the penetration without increasing weight.Of course, the re entry heat shields might be more expensive than a heavier bomb.

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10/19/2012 7:29 AM

Beat ya! :)
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10/19/2012 8:24 AM

I knew I had to be missing something somewhere.

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12/08/2012 10:46 PM

areodynamics determines the speed of falling object. we used cannon barrels filled with explosives as bunker busters during the iraq war. i'm not sure what aircraft we used to drop them.
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