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packman

(16,296 posts) Thu Dec 29, 2016, 12:18 PM Dec 2016

25 Most Popular Atlas Obscura Stories of 2016

The "elephant's foot" in Chernobyl

An atomic bomb test that went so badly, the military did it four more times

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-25-most-popular-atlas-obscura-stories-of-2016

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25 Most Popular Atlas Obscura Stories of 2016 (Original Post) packman Dec 2016 OP

The H-bomb test that went very bad was Castle Bravo. longship Dec 2016 #1

Well, that was an hour well spent eleny Dec 2016 #2

The guy in the elephant's foot photo had a dark sense of humor csziggy Dec 2016 #3

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. The H-bomb test that went very bad was Castle Bravo.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 12:50 PM

Dec 2016

The pic in the post was an early A-bomb test.

This is Castle Bravo, and yes, it ran away and exposed many to horrible radiation exposures, including a Japanese fishing boat.

It was the largest bomb ever exploded by the USA, at 15 Mtons. It was supposed to be 5 Mtons. It was a very bad day.

Wiki: Castle Bravo

eleny

(46,166 posts)

2. Well, that was an hour well spent

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 02:35 PM

Dec 2016

Thx!

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

3. The guy in the elephant's foot photo had a dark sense of humor

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 03:00 PM

Dec 2016

And he may have been channeling Donald Trump:

Korneyev’s sense of humor remained intact, though. He seemed to have no regrets about his life’s work. “Soviet radiation,” he joked, “is the best radiation in the world.”
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-famous-photo-of-chernobyls-most-dangerous-radioactive-material-was-a-selfie

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