Originally posted by h1a8The Rod didn't explode, and we see practically no debris.
The feat is unquantifiable. It was many variables that played a role.1. Engines were overloaded by IM
2. Engines already had energy
3. A large structure collapses in a domino effect when a critical part is severed.
4. Thor struck the generator and sent lightning through it.
5. We see the land mass blow up from energy that was within it.
Tony hit the engine to stop the engine, there is no evidence it did anything to the land mass.