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- According to http://holbert.faculty.asu.edu/eee460/cjc/Thermal_Radiation_Damage.html the energy density needed for a first degree burn is 13.3888/cm^2. In a vacuum the energy release due to thermal radiation is 6.3 gigajoules. Which equates to 1.5 tons of tnt.
- Of course that's in a vacuum, and water, as stated, absorbs heat about 1000x better than air absorbs heat.
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