Great vid. Followed everything I have read in American Prometheus, thus far. Beside the sound delay. Several accounts said the sound arrived some hundred seconds after, but that doesnt make sense with the speed of sound at a 3000 yard distance.
@tacomakyle Thanks. The sound was not recorded synchronously in the original footage, ie, film and sound recordings were originally separate and then later combined. They are shown here as they were provided by LANL. The camera positions here were mostly 6 miles or less.
FYI, you get more exposure to radiation during a transcontinental flight than if you were standing within three feet of the walls of a nuclear reactor.
Actually the radiation at the site is somewhat higher than normal background, but safe, especially for a short visit. The intense radioactivity was of short duration and greatly reduced when they removed and buried the radioactive glass from the crater.
I live in Alamogordo. Takes about 30-40 minutes to drive out to Trinity Site. You can check it out nowa days. On the 50th anniversary they printed the 1940's paper it was really cool to look at. The headline said "munitions dump exploded" nothing to worry about!
The bomb was first tested in July 1945. Germany had already surrendered in early May.
It's widely understood that the bomb was built in fear that the Germans were building it too. Once that theory was no longer applicable, the Army started looking for other targets.
I can honestly say...that story is told from one of the most unique vantage points I've ever heard. Whether you agree with US policy concerning the atomic bomb or not...great story.
Thank You. I just posted this video link to my "discussion board" in my history class.
jfrigginp2 10 months ago
Great vid. Followed everything I have read in American Prometheus, thus far. Beside the sound delay. Several accounts said the sound arrived some hundred seconds after, but that doesnt make sense with the speed of sound at a 3000 yard distance.
tacomakyle 1 year ago
@tacomakyle Thanks. The sound was not recorded synchronously in the original footage, ie, film and sound recordings were originally separate and then later combined. They are shown here as they were provided by LANL. The camera positions here were mostly 6 miles or less.
tjorrin 1 year ago
Many thanks to tjorrin for this superb work, interesting and well edited. "you'll go behind the third fence.." I like that part :-)
kreich 2 years ago
FYI, you get more exposure to radiation during a transcontinental flight than if you were standing within three feet of the walls of a nuclear reactor.
mycjl96 2 years ago
How can it be safe to visit it though.. it was a nuke so shouldnt there be radiation for a couple of thousand years or something..
HuntiPunti 3 years ago
Actually the radiation at the site is somewhat higher than normal background, but safe, especially for a short visit. The intense radioactivity was of short duration and greatly reduced when they removed and buried the radioactive glass from the crater.
tjorrin 3 years ago
Very interesting. Thanks for posting. The announcer has a strange voice though
philritter21 3 years ago
I live in Alamogordo. Takes about 30-40 minutes to drive out to Trinity Site. You can check it out nowa days. On the 50th anniversary they printed the 1940's paper it was really cool to look at. The headline said "munitions dump exploded" nothing to worry about!
atuki585 3 years ago
i live un abq andjust went there took about 2 hours. fyi there are only two days out of the year you can visit it for anyone interested
puttsoccer20 3 years ago
Why they didn't drop the bomb in Germany?
armoniamg59 4 years ago
The bomb was first tested in July 1945. Germany had already surrendered in early May.
It's widely understood that the bomb was built in fear that the Germans were building it too. Once that theory was no longer applicable, the Army started looking for other targets.
rgober 4 years ago
Great video. Actually... no. EXCELLENT video. I give it a 5/5
SolMerc 4 years ago
Thanks for posting this.
DSCH4 4 years ago
Great Story. Great Video.
Schublade45 5 years ago
I can honestly say...that story is told from one of the most unique vantage points I've ever heard. Whether you agree with US policy concerning the atomic bomb or not...great story.
jperkins1911 5 years ago
Thank you for this video!
shugarshugar 5 years ago
All veterans have stories to tell. This fellow's story is very unique indeed.
athaskreen 5 years ago
Awesome
than217 5 years ago
THat was great
MilkMan2515 5 years ago