In light of the pending detonation of Saturn expected to occur when Cassini plunged into it on September 23, several questions may come to mind. Firstly, given that we now know that Saturn's rings consist almost entirely of water ice, wouldn't it be logical to assume the detonation would melt that ice long before the flying chunks of it can reach earth? Well, as we see in nuclear explosions on earth, there is always a pressure wave, or concussion, which precedes the heat of the blast.
The pressure wave will throw the ice pieces outwards along the plane of the ecliptic, and their momentum will keep them out of the reach of the heat wave.
Now for the illuminati hint; We all know George Lucas altered the visual effects of the original star wars movies, including adding blast waves to the death Star explosions. https://giphy.com/gifs/death-star-igEDlYUidbJp6
Due to the same gravitational forces that determine the position of Saturn's rings, the lightest, most combustible of the gases in the composition of the planet are to be found at the equator. Explosions of course follow the path of least resistance, so as a matter of physics the most intense part of the blast will occur at Saturn's equator, and radiate outward from there, perfectly positioned to propel the material of the rings, changing Saturn from this:.jpg)
To this:
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