@Maddy922 Actually no...the guy above is an idiot and doesn't know what radiation is.
There is initial short-wave radiation during the blast (heat or infrared; x-rays; and some gamma rays)...these things are only an issue at first.
The so-called fallout is dust and rock that rains out of the cloud with radioactive nuclei attached.....there is no reason for that house to have much fallout if any on it....it would blow downwind
@Lucassandro25 I think this was shot silently; then they added explosion sound effects in post-production. Keep in mind, it was often difficult to record the sound of a nuclear explosion with a sound movie camera (even in the 1950s, when this was made). Also note the "shock wave" noise (whenever a building or something is suddenly hit by the explosion waves) is actually the sound of a thunderclap (like in the old Frankenstein movies of the 1930s).
@ppcg25102 it's not smoke they used so they could see where the blast wave was. The heat from the detonation travels at the speed of light, so anything exposed to the light from the blast starts to burn. the shockwave traveling through the air travels slower, so it arrives a bit later.
Where does the footage at 1:17 & 1:22 come from? and why is this in black and white? I've seen most of these in colour before. The footage at 1:22 I've seen before, but for the life of me I can't name the operation or shot that it filmed. Any help?
@Joseph565112 Oh ok, thanks for clearing it up for me :D
Maddy922 9 hours ago
@Maddy922 Actually no...the guy above is an idiot and doesn't know what radiation is.
There is initial short-wave radiation during the blast (heat or infrared; x-rays; and some gamma rays)...these things are only an issue at first.
The so-called fallout is dust and rock that rains out of the cloud with radioactive nuclei attached.....there is no reason for that house to have much fallout if any on it....it would blow downwind
Joseph565112 1 day ago
@dajokn19 Sorry if this is stupid to ask, but is that bad?
Maddy922 3 weeks ago
0 seconds to nuketown or modern warfare 2 poof 40 kills and 1 death
MyDxboy 2 months ago
@Lucassandro25 I think this was shot silently; then they added explosion sound effects in post-production. Keep in mind, it was often difficult to record the sound of a nuclear explosion with a sound movie camera (even in the 1950s, when this was made). Also note the "shock wave" noise (whenever a building or something is suddenly hit by the explosion waves) is actually the sound of a thunderclap (like in the old Frankenstein movies of the 1930s).
wileyk209zback 6 months ago
Isn't there smoke because of the heat?I guess an atomic explosion must be pretty hot so it makes things burn, no?
thisisfrenchtouch 6 months ago
This is why 1 out of 3 people in Nevada have glow in the dark testicles..including women!
Jonwood74 6 months ago
@ppcg25102 it's not smoke they used so they could see where the blast wave was. The heat from the detonation travels at the speed of light, so anything exposed to the light from the blast starts to burn. the shockwave traveling through the air travels slower, so it arrives a bit later.
1978atcarroll 7 months ago
Where does the footage at 1:17 & 1:22 come from? and why is this in black and white? I've seen most of these in colour before. The footage at 1:22 I've seen before, but for the life of me I can't name the operation or shot that it filmed. Any help?
marmaladekamikaze 8 months ago
@ppcg25102 Smoke they used so they could see where the blast wave is.
BADBIKERBENNY 9 months ago