So, how much energy *does* it take to fire a pound of bacon into the Asteroid Belt?

Since we’re talking about E=m(c squared), in theory the bacon’s mass would be interchangeable with the mass of anything else. I’m doubtful that calories are relevant to niclear fission or fusion, though I could certainly be wrong.

But there must be some kind of efficiency factor based on the methodology of conversion and the material being fissioned or fused.

Corner Case said:

I think fighters might be slow getting there, depending upon the launch point. They’d likely hit it with an anti-ballistic missile missile.

Correction: They’d likely fire at it with an anti-ballistic missile missile. But since the bacon doesn’t have any transponders for them to home in on, they’d probably miss.

Of course they’d miss. You need an anti-bacon missile for that job.

But who would want to build an anti-bacon missile?

The turkey sausage industry.