and the collisions with these air molecules would knock away the nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen from the ball, fragmenting it off into tiny particles, and also triggering waves of thermonuclear fusion in the air around it.
De botsingen met deze luchtmoleculen zouden de stikstof, koolstof en waterstof van de bal af stoten, hem fragmenteren tot kleine deeltjes en golven van thermonucleaire fusie veroorzaken in de lucht eromheen.