Units and Dimensional Analysis II: GI Taylor and the Bomb

Published: Aug. 31, 2018, 11:18 a.m.

In this episode, we'll discuss how you can use dimensional analysis to measure the yield of the blast of a nuclear bomb, and weird units from banana equivalent doses to the distance at which sheep remain picturesque.


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