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In a Hulk story published in 1979 a rogue KGB agent kidnaps a physicist and forces him to make an antimatter bomb which he plans on using to wipe the USA off the map. The KGB agent activates the bomb, Hulk stands between the two antimatter spheres keeping them from making contact before eventually punching them into orbit.
I have nothing but a rudimentary understanding of physics but from the articles I have read on antimatter I believe antimatter gives off a staggering amount of energy :
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/15/antimatter_black_hole_collapsar_neutron_star_unexpected/
The clever thing about antimatter is that when it bumps into normal matter the two annihilate each other completely, converting entirely into energy according to Einstein's famous formula E=mc2. This is the most powerful fuel-to-energy generation process possible - it makes an H-bomb look like a cap pistol. Some form of antimatter-powered drive might actually allow humans to travel between the stars within their own lifetimes under Einsteinian physics.
What I don't understand is the physics behind preventing the two spheres from meeting. One sphere is negatively charged and one is positively charged? What is the equivalent force Hulk is showing in keeping these two spheres apart? Is it akin to the force of a neutron star for example or millions of nuclear warheads?
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In a Hulk story published in 1979 a rogue KGB agent kidnaps a physicist and forces him to make an antimatter bomb which he plans on using to wipe the USA off the map. The KGB agent activates the bomb, Hulk stands between the two antimatter spheres keeping them from making contact before eventually punching them into orbit.
I have nothing but a rudimentary understanding of physics but from the articles I have read on antimatter I believe antimatter gives off a staggering amount of energy :
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/15/antimatter_black_hole_collapsar_neutron_star_unexpected/
The clever thing about antimatter is that when it bumps into normal matter the two annihilate each other completely, converting entirely into energy according to Einstein's famous formula E=mc2. This is the most powerful fuel-to-energy generation process possible - it makes an H-bomb look like a cap pistol. Some form of antimatter-powered drive might actually allow humans to travel between the stars within their own lifetimes under Einsteinian physics.
What I don't understand is the physics behind preventing the two spheres from meeting. One sphere is negatively charged and one is positively charged? What is the equivalent force Hulk is showing in keeping these two spheres apart? Is it akin to the force of a neutron star for example or millions of nuclear warheads?
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