The crowd suddenly became noisy. They wanted to replace the hydrogen bomb with a helium-3 nuclear bomb. There was no problem with this plan. Everyone had already agreed with it, but why was there another gigaton nuclear bomb?
The step is too big, and many people will not be able to accept it for a while.
It’s so crazy, so perverted, how could you come up with such a thing?! When they think of the devastating destructive power of nuclear bombs, which can be used to propel a spacecraft, many people start to feel numb, and they don’t know whether it’s because of fear or fear.
Excited, maybe a bit of both.
Professor Ding Yidong was unmoved. He withstood the pressure and continued to explain his plan. After people listened carefully, they actually found some truth.
Many scientists heard this for the first time and jumped out of their seats. They agreed with the former plan, but disagreed with the latter one, one billion tons. It was too exaggerated. The more mature "Big Ivan" was only 50 million tons.
One billion tons, that is a new level of magnitude!
But after being shocked at the beginning, many engineers suddenly cheered up. After Yu Yifeng poured a basin of cold water on their original fanatical mentality, they miraculously ignited again.
More than one person has this mentality. In their thinking, the design is of course left to the authoritative experts, but the specific construction must be left to themselves. This thought makes them enthusiastic.
More and more people are infected by this sentiment. A billion-ton nuclear weapon sounds cool and awesome. If you build it, you must build it!
Ding Yidong's heart was beating wildly. The arms expert felt that his lifelong ideal was about to come true. With so many people supporting him, beads of sweat began to form on his forehead, and his words began to speak hurriedly.
"According to my plan, a billion-ton super nuclear bomb can directly blast the spacecraft upward with its extremely powerful shock wave! At that time, we will fine-tune the direction and reach Mars!" Ding Yidong said excitedly,
He slapped the table hard.
Build nuclear bombs, fly spaceships, that's it!
The people below began to cheer and began to support this very bold-sounding plan.
Yu Yifeng felt a little strange. He felt that people nowadays seemed to have a Soviet-like wild style. They had just solved the problem of food and clothing, but they were full of enthusiasm to carry out those big projects and constructions.
This is of course a good thing, provided that these large projects and constructions are reliable.
However... he seemed to see that many scientists were actually objecting? But the objections were quickly drowned out by the noise of the crowd. Since scientists objected, of course they had to listen to their opinions.
"Quiet, quiet! Please be quiet, Mr. Felix, what do you have to say?" Yu Yifeng's words still held great weight, and everyone began to quiet down.
Mr. Felix, the chief physicist, stood up from his position and clearly expressed his opposition.
"Professor Ding, you have to know that there is almost a vacuum on the moon, so a nuclear explosion cannot produce a shock wave! Normally, the range of a nuclear explosion is very small. No matter how large the yield is, it will only expand the range a little! Your plan is completely useless.
It makes no sense!”
"According to the previous design, we planned to have the spacecraft carry a large number of nuclear bombs. When the spacecraft needs power, one will be released from the stern, and then some solid disks made of hydrogen-containing plastic will be released.
To put it simply, let the nuclear bomb push the disk first, and then let the disk push the spacecraft."
"So, Professor Ding Yidong, please explain, why should we directly use a nuclear weapon with a yield of one billion tons? Why not use ten nuclear weapons with a yield of one billion tons, or one hundred million tons? I think the more points
The finer, the higher the energy utilization rate."
Professor Ding Yidong was stunned. He knew that if he did not satisfy these scientists, his plan would definitely not be successful. These top scientists have always been the most sensible people, and they cannot be fooled by just a few words.
Of course, he proposed this plan not because he was handsome or awesome, but because he had his own considerations, otherwise Yu Yifeng would not be so easily persuaded by him.
He organized his language and said: "My plan is different from yours. My plan uses shock waves. If there is no shock wave, then artificially create a shock wave!"
"Although the moon is a vacuum environment, as long as there are air, dust and other media, shock waves will naturally occur."
"In my plan, we first build a thick metal protective device at the bottom of the spacecraft. Then we dig a sealed cave under the spacecraft and fill it with a large amount of air or other things, whether solid or liquid."
"Finally, we placed the nuclear bomb in the cave. When detonated, because there is a medium in the cave, a huge shock wave will be generated instantly, which will directly bombard the spacecraft and lift it up!"
Felix was thoughtful, pondering for a long time, and finally nodded. He admitted that this plan did have certain feasibility. According to Ding Yidong, it does require large-yield nuclear weapons. Small-yield nuclear weapons,
The shock wave is not strong enough.
Of course, considering energy consumption, safety, engineering volume and other aspects, there are more details to be made up.
Compared with the previous solutions, both solutions can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages.
The scientists naturally divided into two groups, and they started to discuss these two plans. The public said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, and they argued endlessly.
"What if a big nuclear bomb fails? We have never had such technology!"
"Thermonuclear weapons are not difficult for us!"
"With a hundred nuclear bombs, it doesn't matter if one fails, but now that there is only one, the success rate is greatly reduced..."
"The probability of failure should be very low, about the same as being killed by an asteroid."
"From an energy consumption perspective..."
Neither of the two factions could convince the other, they were arguing with each other, and there were even signs of a fight if they disagreed...
Yu Yifeng didn't know what to say. They argued and discussed to be responsible for life and for the entire human race. However, both options were theoretical, neither had been put into practice, and it was impossible to say which one was better or worse.
If there is a referendum, Ding Yidong's plan will definitely be chosen. Now these engineers are obsessed with building a big nuclear bomb!
However, more scientists prefer the small nuclear bomb solution. After all, it is something that has been discussed for so long. Its safety is guaranteed and cannot be defeated by Ding Yidong with a few words.
What to do? Yu Yifeng has a headache. The final decision still lies in his own hands. But it is difficult for him to make up his mind in a short while. This is related to the life of all mankind!
He suddenly gritted his teeth and couldn't make up his mind, so let's do two plans together! At worst, it would just waste some helium-3 and steel, what a big deal. Building this kind of nuclear bomb consumes very little energy, and it doesn't hurt to have a few more.
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"Well, everyone, please be quiet and I will announce the results of today's discussion!"
Yu Yifeng said, and everyone became quiet. It felt a little strange. The discussion hadn't been completed yet, so why was the result suddenly announced?
"First, from now on, the hydrogen bomb plan is canceled and officially changed to the helium-3 nuclear bomb plan! We will allocate the freed up energy indicators next." After hearing this, some project leaders began to get excited.
At this time, we must obtain more energy, and we cannot let the project progress lag any longer.
"The two plans for nuclear bomb propulsion are implemented simultaneously. The first one adopts the one-gigaton helium-3 nuclear bomb propulsion plan, and the other plan is changed to a backup plan, with Felix in charge."
Hearing this, some people started to cheer, especially some people who didn't know what was going on. They were so excited that they couldn't control themselves, and even screamed hysterically.