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19 million Amps

Posted by Hemos on from the coursing-thru-their-veins dept.

deblau writes "On July 27, scientists at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Nevada Test Site said they generated a current equal to about four times all the electrical current on Earth. During the few millionths of a second that it operated, the 650-ton Atlas pulsed-power generator discharged about 19 million amps of current through an aluminum cylindrical shell about the size of a tuna can. Official news release is available from the DOE (PDF)."

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  1. power != current by fizze · · Score: 0, Redundant
    "...said they generated a current equal to about four times all the electrical power on Earth."

    power = current * voltage

    at least thats was teachers & prof bashed into my head for years.....
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  2. That explains it! by jdavidb · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I was wondering why I had developed a brain tumor over the weekend...

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