@wellerstein you might like this image, which I take to be the classic to make that point: http://www.michaellight.net/work100suns.html …
Did you know that nukes can create their own local weather? Lightning induced by the Ivy Mike detonation, 1952.pic.twitter.com/yTFld8Yr
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@najtaylor Actually, I'm pretty sure that one is of smoke trails from small rockets, not lightning. See: http://www.nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/SmokeTrails.html … -
@wellerstein@najtaylor The British used that technique quite a bit at Maralinga. Makes for a striking image: http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Uk/UKBritKite2.jpg … -
@Airminded@najtaylor You can also actually see the rockets going up just before the blast on this test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_nLNcEbIC8&feature=youtu.be …
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