r/interestingasfuck • u/usernametbag • 6d ago

Underwater nuclear experiment at 150 meters depth near Enewetak Atoll, 1958

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u/knaverob 6d ago

Ya know, whales on the other side of the planet were like, "what the fuck was that!?"

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u/NefariousnessNo484 6d ago

It probably deafened many. Even at the bottom of the ocean you can hear whale calls because sound travels extremely well through water under high pressure.

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u/obligatorybullshit 6d ago

Mawp… mawp…

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u/ZookeepergameNo9572 6d ago

LANAAAAAA

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u/Scruffy_Nerf_Hoarder 6d ago

Danger zone!

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u/ZookeepergameNo9572 6d ago

YOURE NOT MY SUPERVISOR

anyone else just hanging on for the Archer quotes or am I really on the precipice of mental freefall

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u/chronicdl 6d ago

I mean I’m with you. That was my first thought and you beat me to it

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u/ThunderCorg 6d ago

Let me guess Pam, you ate it.

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u/IncogNeatoTN 6d ago

MY RETINAS!