My father said that, oddly enough, an atomic blast is a very beautiful sight. The cloud has almost any color you can imagine -- not that he wanted anyone to ever see one.
He was one of the troops at the Nevada tests in 1957.
They are eerie, Lady R - what was happening that caused those explosions to look that way? Like models of molecules, aren't they? I agree with the article - you just feel compelled to find some similarity between those photos and something familiar.
I would agree with your father, Matt.....they are fascinating and beautiful even while they are terrible. Sheesh - he was there in Nevada? I hope he suffered no ill effects in the intervening years?
(a separate yield-recording device was dubbed the “bhangmeter,” after the Indian strain of cannabis, because it was considered slightly daft to even try to measure such a thing).
LMAO. Stoner humor in atomic weapons science. Wouldn't have guessed.
The film is pretty awesome. In particular, the H-bombs make the earlier fission A-bombs look like little firecrackers.
I meant to post yesterday, but it didn't take, that my father had a minor case of leukemia. That isn't what killed him, but is sure didn't help, either.
Helps if I wait to make sure my comments posts before I move away.
Must go look up: what is the difference between fission and fusion?
No Matt, that isn't an illness anyone would enjoy. Glad that your dad enjoyed a long life - I've read some accounts of the men who witnessed those bombs, and their lives were filled with a string of bizarre cancers.
Wonder how come your comments aren't taking, Matt? I have had no problems, not even one?! I am in Firefox.
Monkeyweather, I was going to try and give a brief discussion as to the differences between fusion and fission, but I don't have a good enough understanding of it. What I wrote made no sense, so I think it best I not even post an answer.
I did try looking up a couple of things, but they did not clear up anything for me. Try looking in Wiki and see if you can make heads of tails of it.
Sorry I could not be of any help. I have a basic, VERY basic understanding of the differences -- but not enough to explain them.
Great find, MW! The photographs are eerie, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteMy father said that, oddly enough, an atomic blast is a very beautiful sight. The cloud has almost any color you can imagine -- not that he wanted anyone to ever see one.
ReplyDeleteHe was one of the troops at the Nevada tests in 1957.
They are eerie, Lady R - what was happening that caused those explosions to look that way? Like models of molecules, aren't they? I agree with the article - you just feel compelled to find some similarity between those photos and something familiar.
ReplyDeleteI would agree with your father, Matt.....they are fascinating and beautiful even while they are terrible. Sheesh - he was there in Nevada? I hope he suffered no ill effects in the intervening years?
(a separate yield-recording device was dubbed the “bhangmeter,” after the Indian strain of cannabis, because it was considered slightly daft to even try to measure such a thing).
ReplyDeleteLMAO. Stoner humor in atomic weapons science. Wouldn't have guessed.
The film is pretty awesome. In particular, the H-bombs make the earlier fission A-bombs look like little firecrackers.
I meant to post yesterday, but it didn't take, that my father had a minor case of leukemia. That isn't what killed him, but is sure didn't help, either.
ReplyDeleteHelps if I wait to make sure my comments posts before I move away.
Took three tries that time.
ReplyDeleteMust go look up: what is the difference between fission and fusion?
ReplyDeleteNo Matt, that isn't an illness anyone would enjoy. Glad that your dad enjoyed a long life - I've read some accounts of the men who witnessed those bombs, and their lives were filled with a string of bizarre cancers.
Wonder how come your comments aren't taking, Matt? I have had no problems, not even one?! I am in Firefox.
Monkeyweather, I was going to try and give a brief discussion as to the differences between fusion and fission, but I don't have a good enough understanding of it. What I wrote made no sense, so I think it best I not even post an answer.
ReplyDeleteI did try looking up a couple of things, but they did not clear up anything for me. Try looking in Wiki and see if you can make heads of tails of it.
Sorry I could not be of any help. I have a basic, VERY basic understanding of the differences -- but not enough to explain them.