Current Events > TIL that an early nuclear bomb test was three times more powerful than predicted

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Sunhawk 11/29/20 10:16:41 AM #1:	This was the American test of Castle Bravo (I think it was also called Shrimp). Because the radiation was also three times as bad as thought, they had to evacuated quite a few Japanese from the area, days later, with the crew of the Lucky Dragon becoming sick, and one of them eventually dying. Crazy, isn't it? --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. Thrill me, chill me, fulfil me. <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:947725609] in TIL that a... [t:79142447]...</cite> <quote>This was the American test of Castle Bravo (I think it was also called Shrimp). Because the radiation was also three times as bad as thought, they had to evacuated quite a few Japanese from the area, days later, with the crew of the Lucky Dragon becoming sick, and one of them eventually dying. Crazy, isn't it? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Middle hope 11/29/20 10:18:10 AM #2:	The crater is still pretty gnarly today --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://imgur.com/nhHkg9L https://imgur.com/mwTy0iF https://imgur.com/FCER80e <cite>Middle hope posted [p:947725653] in TIL that a... [t:79142447]...</cite> <quote>The crater is still pretty gnarly today </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pogo_rabid 11/29/20 10:21:20 AM #3:	What's even more crazy, is that the test you're talking about was tiny (15mt) vs the 50 megaton tzar bomb --- Ryzen 3800x @ 4.3, 32 gig @ 4000, 1070ti, 970pro, Asus Strix x570-E FC: SW-8431-3263-1243 <cite>pogo_rabid posted [p:947725752] in TIL that a... [t:79142447]...</cite> <quote>What's even more crazy, is that the test you're talking about was tiny (15mt) vs the 50 megaton tzar bomb </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 11/29/20 10:21:23 AM #4:	was that the one that had a higher yield because of the way the shielding interacted with the reaction? --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:947725753] in TIL that a... [t:79142447]...</cite> <quote>was that the one that had a higher yield because of the way the shielding interacted with the reaction? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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