The power of turbolasers is difficult to determine precisely.
However, we can determine certain lower limits. This means that
we can determine a minimum amount of power that is required for
a TL to accomplish a certain task. The actual power may be much
higher (note: the term "lower limit" does not mean that these
figures are the least amount of power a TL can produce). This is
because every object requires a specific amount of energy to
reach a given temperature from a lower one. A specific amount of
energy is also required to melt any object, and a higher amount
is required to vaporise the object. The energy requirement is
determined by the exact chemical makeup of the object in
question, as well as atmospheric conditions. The term "calorie"
is not to be confused with Calorie (capital C), which is
generally used to describe food nutritional value. The term
"Calorie" is actually a kilocalorie, or 1000 calories. A calorie
is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of 1 gram of water 1