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Wonder what the first few microseconds of an atomic blast looks like? Wonder no more!
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| occrider |
Photos of the First Few Microseconds of an Atomic Blast
Courtesy of Harold Edgerton (photographer)
Ever wondered what an atomic blast looks like before it obliterates everything around it? Before the smoke, the mushroom cloud, the devastation, it's really quite amazing to see the first few fractions of an atomic bomb upon detonation.
Edgerton built a special lens 10 feet long for his camera which was set up in a bunker 7 miles from the source of the blast which was triggered Nevada - the bomb placed atop a steel gantry anchored to the desert floor by guide wires. The exposures are at 1/100,000,000ths of a second.
Due to the extremely high shutter speeds, the image quality and color depth is limited in these photos.
Automatic Camera situated 7 miles from blast with 10 foot lens. Shutter speed equaled 1/100,000,000 of-a-second exposure.
With energy so great, the electric like energy runs down the towers guide wires and turning the desert floor to glass.
With a planet of fire, Joshua tree's near the base get vaporized in just microseconds.
http://www.rapidnewswire.com/atom.htm |
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| NebulousQ |
Wait so is this from some previous detonation way back when and the pictures have just been released or something?
Or did they decide to flood nevada with more radiation? I mean what happens in vegas stays in vegas right? No cares about Nevada anyways.
Anyways it looks pretty cool. |
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| Marc Summers |
Very cool pictures, What kind of camera is capable of such a shot?! :eyespop:
| quote: | Originally posted by occrider
With a planet of fire, Joshua tree's near the base get vaporized in just microseconds.
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Joshua Tree
U2 ftw |
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| donnybrasco |
| quote: | Originally posted by NebulousQ
Wait so is this from some previous detonation way back when and the pictures have just been released or something?
Or did they decide to flood nevada with more radiation? I mean what happens in vegas stays in vegas right? No cares about Nevada anyways.
Anyways it looks pretty cool. |
:haha:
Yah, I was wondering if that's from the original first tests ever too.
Freeky-cool looking scary ass though.:nervous: |
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| occrider |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nou
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I stand corrected. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by occrider
I stand corrected. |
theres a first time for everything i guess ;) |
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| occrider |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
theres a first time for everything i guess ;) |
Only if you haven't been around since 2001 ;). If you have any desire to research it, I've done 180s on quite a number of issues. Or rather not so much the principle of the issue but the candidate/platform I chose to respresent my cause. Renegade and/or Vesa can provide additional insight as I've tussled with all of them in the past. Have I argued with every single regular? Please tell me no. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
lol. twas a joke rider! ;)
and yeah, id love to see a nice big rider V renegade stoush :D |
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| occrider |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
lol. twas a joke rider! ;)
and yeah, id love to see a nice big rider V renegade stoush :D |
Hehe the search function will serve you well. ;) |
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| washout |
wicked pictures.
wicked device. |
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