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I checked this calculation in detail and came to some conclusions. The way you calculate his energy level per second is wrong. I have several arguments in favor of this:
First, the method itself. You use the shockwave formula to calculate the total energy of an explosion. However, this is not correct. The fact is that the World Engine pressed the earth down with great force, it does not release a shock wave like an explosion. Moreover, the force with which it presses the earth only destroys it into large pieces (that is, in the case of calculation, you will have to use 8 joules per cubic centimeter). This will greatly reduce the result.
Secondly, energy per second. Seriously, do you really think that every second the world's engine sends hundreds of gigaton shockwaves into the ground? I wouldn't mind it if you got that result with other destruction methods. But you are using shockwave. Shock waves move through the air. Actually, shockwaves require formulas and calculations where you have to square numbers or cube a number, you can't just calculate the energy every second to create one shockwave. A shock wave is not something that can be used to calculate "energy per second". But this is only half the trouble.
The main thing is different. Your calculation assumes that the World Engine is firing this amount of energy PASSIVELY WITHOUT BREAK, EVERY SECOND. But as we see in the film, the World Engine does not passively destroy the surface of the planet, but in sharp jerks (Breaking between destruction). Moreover, the break between hits on the ground is about 5-6 seconds. It's not energy per second.
And more importantly, the rate of destruction. You get a radius of destruction passively expanding by 4.73 meters per second every second, using 7 weeks. However, in the film, we see that the world engine expands by about 7-8 meters, but not every second, but every 5-6 seconds, with sharp blows with breaks of 5-6 seconds between them.
What do I mean by this? My point is that either the world engine has been accelerating in a devastating way.
Why do I think so? Because in the same novelization it is indicated that Metropolis will be destroyed only after a few hours. If we take that "a few hours" is 3 hours, then we get that the radius of Metropolis is:
20,037,137.45 / 4,234,000 × 3 × 60 × 60 = 51,110.317539 meters. 51 kilometers. Even for a diameter, this is too much (If it were a diameter, it would be more than 2 and a half times larger than Washington. If it is a radius, then more than 5 times). I understand that Metropolis is a fictional city that can be any size, but 50-100 kilometers in diameter is too much. And that's only if you take 3 hours. We have taken under "a few weeks" about 7 weeks, if we take 7 hours in proportion to this, then we get from 120 to 240 kilometers.
Result.
This feat must be recalculated. First, instead of shock waves, you have to calculate fragmentation (Or something like that, I've never dealt with gravity), which will greatly reduce the result. This requires the depth of destruction and the radius. Considering that one engine jerk went from one car to another, which were not far from each other, the radius will increase by about 8 meters every second (Probably). Secondly, you should stop calculating the energy per second by dividing the total work of the Engine by the number of weeks. Because otherwise you end up with an insanely huge Metropolis or a logical error that contradicts what is shown. You need to calculate the energy that is shown in this scene. However, you'll get such a small answer that it's easier to scale Superman down to engine dura. But, as a last resort, you could take the "flattening" energy of Metropolis and split it up over several hours. But given that the Engine is only picking up speed, this is not safe.
First, the method itself. You use the shockwave formula to calculate the total energy of an explosion. However, this is not correct. The fact is that the World Engine pressed the earth down with great force, it does not release a shock wave like an explosion. Moreover, the force with which it presses the earth only destroys it into large pieces (that is, in the case of calculation, you will have to use 8 joules per cubic centimeter). This will greatly reduce the result.
Secondly, energy per second. Seriously, do you really think that every second the world's engine sends hundreds of gigaton shockwaves into the ground? I wouldn't mind it if you got that result with other destruction methods. But you are using shockwave. Shock waves move through the air. Actually, shockwaves require formulas and calculations where you have to square numbers or cube a number, you can't just calculate the energy every second to create one shockwave. A shock wave is not something that can be used to calculate "energy per second". But this is only half the trouble.
The main thing is different. Your calculation assumes that the World Engine is firing this amount of energy PASSIVELY WITHOUT BREAK, EVERY SECOND. But as we see in the film, the World Engine does not passively destroy the surface of the planet, but in sharp jerks (Breaking between destruction). Moreover, the break between hits on the ground is about 5-6 seconds. It's not energy per second.
And more importantly, the rate of destruction. You get a radius of destruction passively expanding by 4.73 meters per second every second, using 7 weeks. However, in the film, we see that the world engine expands by about 7-8 meters, but not every second, but every 5-6 seconds, with sharp blows with breaks of 5-6 seconds between them.
What do I mean by this? My point is that either the world engine has been accelerating in a devastating way.
Why do I think so? Because in the same novelization it is indicated that Metropolis will be destroyed only after a few hours. If we take that "a few hours" is 3 hours, then we get that the radius of Metropolis is:
20,037,137.45 / 4,234,000 × 3 × 60 × 60 = 51,110.317539 meters. 51 kilometers. Even for a diameter, this is too much (If it were a diameter, it would be more than 2 and a half times larger than Washington. If it is a radius, then more than 5 times). I understand that Metropolis is a fictional city that can be any size, but 50-100 kilometers in diameter is too much. And that's only if you take 3 hours. We have taken under "a few weeks" about 7 weeks, if we take 7 hours in proportion to this, then we get from 120 to 240 kilometers.
Result.
This feat must be recalculated. First, instead of shock waves, you have to calculate fragmentation (Or something like that, I've never dealt with gravity), which will greatly reduce the result. This requires the depth of destruction and the radius. Considering that one engine jerk went from one car to another, which were not far from each other, the radius will increase by about 8 meters every second (Probably). Secondly, you should stop calculating the energy per second by dividing the total work of the Engine by the number of weeks. Because otherwise you end up with an insanely huge Metropolis or a logical error that contradicts what is shown. You need to calculate the energy that is shown in this scene. However, you'll get such a small answer that it's easier to scale Superman down to engine dura. But, as a last resort, you could take the "flattening" energy of Metropolis and split it up over several hours. But given that the Engine is only picking up speed, this is not safe.
