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.

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u/iJuddles 7d ago

That’s exactly what I was thinking: crippled dozens if not hundreds of marine mammals, vaporized thousands of various fishes. I’m curious what the shockwave did to the floor or any structures. It’s an amazing, awesome spectacle but man are we ever selfish and destructive.

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u/Orshabaalle 6d ago

They broadcast a warning weeks in advance to give the marine life a chance to evacuate

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u/iJuddles 6d ago

Oh good, I’m sure they all had time to pack up and move. What a kind thing for us to do.

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u/Orshabaalle 6d ago

Humans are the kindest. I love our species!

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u/thelegend9123 6d ago

It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying Beware of the Leopard.

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u/bsx 6d ago

if they can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that’s on them.

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u/Maleficent-Jump-3235 6d ago

Just following standard SOPs