@wellerstein Question? Is there any way to put into context the size of the nuclear fireball at this point? It SEEMS massive but have no context for it. Thanks!pic.twitter.com/kpEkJa5Vjh
Do you mean that specific picture? Here's a montage I made of Trinity photos (20 kt). The shot you have there is Badger, which is 61 kt, so it's a bit larger though not as large as you might think (you have to multiply the yield by 8 to double the size of the fireball).pic.twitter.com/EAuQb7FETd
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Thank you. That's just ... my god. And I understand that is a "small" yield compared to our current nukes. That much power exploding from just a few pounds of radioactive material.
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