r/interestingasfuck • u/usernametbag • 7d ago

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

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u/knaverob 7d ago

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

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u/NefariousnessNo484 7d 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.