KFL@MIT-MC.ARPA (08/16/85)
From: Keith F. Lynch <KFL@MIT-MC.ARPA> 1.22 * 10**28 watts of energy? Watts are power, not energy. Neither does it seem right if 1.22 * 10**28 joules is meant. Each partner would have to weigh about 5 * 10**10 kilgrams. 1.22 * 10**28 ergs is still too much. If the lighter partner weighed 50 kilgrams, the energy released would be about 9 * 10**18 joules, or about 200 billion dollars worth of electricity. ...Keith