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Many explosions and devices are compared to the bomb which destroyed Hiroshima (~15kT). What would happen if you got 15,000 tons of TNT in a giant pile and blew it up? Would it produce a similar effect sans radiation? What about a megaton?

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Many explosions and devices are compared to the bomb which destroyed Hiroshima (~15kT). What would happen if you got 15,000 tons of TNT in a giant pile and blew it up? Would it produce a similar effect sans radiation? What about a megaton?	0