Aug 1, 2012

Five men* at an atomic ground zero





What were they thinking?  in July of 1957, five men volunteered to stand below as an atomic bomb was ignited above them. They apparently survived...it was a test to prove to the public that they had nothing to fear from the military using nukes against enemy (i.e. Russina) planes.
*Plus the guy filming it!
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3 comments:

  1. Monthly World ViewsWednesday, August 08, 2012 12:52:00 PM

    Apparently there's more to this story :)

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  2. Monthly World ViewsWednesday, August 08, 2012 1:05:00 PM

    My previous comment, and link, is obviously tongue-in-cheek. But viewing the 739 craters at the Yucca Flat test site on Google Earth makes you truly do wonder, "What the heck were they thinking back then?".

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  3. Tim LennoxWednesday, August 08, 2012 3:19:00 PM

    (-: Thanks for clarifying!

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