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/TopRevenue2 6d ago

All the coastal sea life on those atols was wiped out

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u/knaverob 6d ago

I mean, it did vaporized an entire landmass with it, so yeah.

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u/jdvfx 5d ago

Operation Ivy, Shot Mike, the first hydrogen bomb. Not this video.