Photography of Nuclear Detonations - High Speed - Nuclear Explosion Induced Lightning

This is an old Lookout Mountain Labs production which highlights some EG&G films of US nuclear weapons testing in Nevada and the Pacific during the 1950s.. Of special note are two views of the CASTLE BRAVO shot (I think) which show nuclear explosion induced lightning effects. Originally hosted on an MIT server. Color (cruddy). Length: ~11:33. Unrestored. Year unknown (probably mid to late 1950s). No sound. Not classified.

For more information about nuclear lightning than you're probably interested in see: http://glasstone.blogspot.com/2009/04/radiation-effects-research-foundation.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Nuclear testing
• EG&G
• Lookout Mountain
• high speed photography

[basesurge]

Thanks, I was pretty sure it was MIKE but there wasn't any documentation with the clip and NEIL has been observed on other shots notably CASTLE BRAVO.

[guitarholio]

These are terrible things to experience, but awesome to watch. Like tornados or lightning strikes. Cool to watch, but wouldn't want to be in one.

[Graviton64]

Lightning FX in this clip were with the IVY Mike test of 1952. The fireball was 4.25 miles wide, left a tapering crate 175 ft deep, and 1 mi wide where a sandspit Elugelab used to be.

The commanders (L to R): Bob Gibney (fuel cryogenics), Colonel Richard Lunger (test range security and firing), and Stan Burriss (instruments)

[jimmypc4242]

@MaskedReaper13 all i can say to that is.... dude.... your fucked up!! xD

but nuclear explosions are nice tho