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				pardon my ignorance
	
			 
             
			
		
		
		
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		Good question.  I'm afraid I'm just as ignorant    
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Assume you have a 1kg squirrel 
E=mc^2 
E=1kg(3x10^8m/s)^2=9x10^16J 
which, if I'm not mistaken, is equivilent to roughly a 50 megaton nuclear bomb. 
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				Assume you have a 1kg squirrel 
E=mc^2 
E=1kg(3x10^8m/s)^2=9x10^16J 
which, if I'm not mistaken, is equivilent to roughly a 50 megaton nuclear bomb. 
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				Re: pardon my ignorance
			 
             
			
		
		
		
		If I Recall Correctly 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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		And what about LOL?    
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		Thanks, pathfinder, LOL    
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		Also, "lol" is the dutch word for "fun"     
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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		douche is dutch word for shower,.. cuased me lots of embarresment LOL 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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