Momentum is an energy, and weight is a factor. Weight is not a factor in velocity. Google velocity equations.

The only thing that prevents a nuclear warhead from being on the rocket is the STAR treaty, which originally removed nuclear warheads from Peacekeeper rockets - which is what the hypersonic vehicle is launched on.

The nuclear warhead would be attached to the rocket, not the hypersonic vehicle that failed. The rocket did not fail.

An ICBM can be intercepted with another ICBM - they both go really high. The hypersonic vehicle doesn't just fly in a straight line either (it goes up and down and side to side, at least in test it did), nor does it fly really low. It's flight path stays pretty much where is was released from the rocket - in the…

Why is an ICBM "notoriously hard to intercept"?

Expect that it's launched on an old ICBM, the Peacekeeper. How will that not look like an ICBM with a nuclear warhead?

Take a science class. Weight has nothing to do with it.

I never get why people try to outrun something in the same direction as what's coming at them. It would be so much smarter to run 90° from the thing and just get out of the way.

Hollywood explosions are not the true depiction — those are for show. An explosion is a shockwave traveling at 4-7 km/s, and there's usually not a big fire ball. The actual detonation and resulting shockwave happened in between frames 1 and 2.

These things are never used to access classified data. They're mainly used for VPN type stuff.

Depleted can either by a serious reduction, or complete reduction.

I'd be worried, too. However, that's the the only reason for a Nuclear to have troubles.

every week

Would it be better for businesses to rent since rentals are 100% deductible, instead of spending $650 outright (is software considered capital?)? CPA's out there, please chime in.

The guy recording must really have to pee, because he just cannot stand still! Put the thing on a tripod...

Aftershocks 1 month after the initial 9.0? Really?

Prof needs to respect right of student ... blah blah blah ... paying student can do whatever they want ... blah blah. The student was also the one being very disrespectful (I don't agree with what the prof did either). Don't show up to surf the web. It's just plain rude, and the student deserved some form of…

I've never managed to not lose any pair of nail clippers. Of course, I've also managed to never actually buy them (I leave that to my parents or wife). Maybe I wouldn't lose them if they cost $70 and I bought them myself (and then hid them so nobody else could use them).

Legitimate and justified are 2 separate things. I agree there may be legitimate reasons. But, no matter how it's justified/rationalized, it's still against the law.

Um, no such thing as °K. It's just plain old K.