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Oberon

07-23-10 04:58 PM

Nuclear explosions: 1945-1998

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3...nuke_super.jpg

http://blip.tv/file/1662914

Takeda Shingen

07-23-10 05:33 PM

The 'Tsar Bomba'. Eek. Here's another:

http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/a...stle_bravo.jpg

The largest one detonated by the United States (between 15 and 22 megatons) and one well known to every moderator. :D

Stealth Hunter

07-23-10 07:07 PM

The Tsar Bomb is called the King of the Bombs for a reason.:D

antikristuseke

07-23-10 07:42 PM

It would have been even more ridiculous had they used ungimped tampers

jumpy

07-23-10 08:13 PM

http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/index.html

Most interesting web site. For some reason, when I read the site, I hear it in william shatners voice accompanied by a rousing classical score...

jumpy

07-23-10 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter (Post 1451871)

The Tsar Bomb is called the King of the Bombs for a reason.:D

was only a half scale test for proof of concept, so to speak :dead:

Oberon

07-24-10 07:06 AM

Quite unefficient too, most of the explosive energy was thrown into the atmosphere IIRC.
Still damn impressive though. :yep:

antikristuseke

07-24-10 07:19 AM

Thats the case with all nukes that go off above ground though, even with regular explosives for that mater.

Platapus

07-24-10 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1451822)

The largest one detonated by the United States (between 15 and 22 megatons) and one well known to every moderator. :D

I always thought his screen name fit his personality quite well. The funny thing is that he probably did not understand the why. :nope:

Raptor1

07-24-10 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1452122)

Quite unefficient too, most of the explosive energy was thrown into the atmosphere IIRC.
Still damn impressive though. :yep:

Though very clean because of the lead tamper, producing hardly any radiation relative to it's yield.

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