IVY-MIKE -- FIRST HYDROGEN BOMB TEST

A scene from the PBS documentary "Dr. Teller's Very Large Bomb" (with perhaps a bit too much information on how to build your own hydrogen bomb.) (Full program available at www.foolishearthling.com)

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[CiaoBello21]

This video is better than porn.

[sciencehighway]

@CiaoBello21 Uh, thanks...I think.

[Camuvingian]

@Sciencehighway I appreciate that dude. I'm just saying that that claim is nonsense. Great video.

[sciencehighway]

@Camuvingian Thanks for the compliment, Camuvingian. (In fact I'd be interested in your thoughts on the full 1 hour documentary.) And I'm very glad we agree that the claim to be able to see x-rays is nonsense. Good thing nobody actually said it.

[Camuvingian]

@scienchighway how can the eye 'see' X-Rays? This claim is clearly nonsense.

[sciencehighway]

@Camuvingian Perhaps you should read my reply more carefully. I was quoting those who held their hands in front of their eyes and claimed they could see their bones, like viewing an x-ray. No claims were made by me or anyone else of seeing the x-rays themselves.

[Socalsway]

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. ” —Albert Einstein

[sciencehighway]

@Chimaera242 A very odd and puzzling comment. Am I to thank you for informing me, or for informing on me?

And why on earth would the FBI be interested in a historical documentary which presents facts that have been in the public record for decades?

[CiaoBello21]

@sciencehighway your welcome

[sciencehighway]

@TheVerandaguy A very bad idea indeed, though the most damaging radiation (at least to retinas) dissipated fairly quickly. Witnesses were usually issued welder's glasses and directed to turn away from the initial blast though there were those at Trinity and elsewhere who would face the shot head-on, covering their eyes with a hand or arm. Some reported seeing the bones through their skin, like an X-ray.

[TheVerandaguy]

"The most power blast to ever be witnessed by human eyes" – Perhaps it isn't a good idea to stare directly at the power of several thousand Suns...

[callen8000]

If you think this video contains too much information, you should try to find a copy of U. S. Nuclear Weapons by a physicist named Chuck Hansen. He gathered information accidentally declassified by the U.S. government in a lawsuit and describes in DETAIL the nuclear reactions, energies, and structure of a hydrogen bomb. I have seen copies of this book on e-bay selling for more than $1,000.