Re: jumping kids cause earthquake

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

On Sat, 08 Sep 2001 22:22:03 -0500 Doug Craigen <dcc@ESCAPE.CA> writes:
> William Beaty wrote:
> >   UK Children Cause Earthquake in Giant Jump
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010907/sc/life_britain_jump_dc_3.html
> >
>
> Very interesting, but do we have any volunteers to deal with this
> statement:
> "Early estimates suggested 75,000 tons of energy had been released
> during the minute of jumping."

How much energy is a "ton" ?    2,000 foot-pounds??

Herb