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To: shibumi

Amazing that before the first test, they knew what to expect as far as light, heat and blast radius.

7 posted on 04/18/2016 7:29:16 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)

To: MtnClimber

But they didn’t know what the h-bomb would do.

9 posted on 04/18/2016 7:31:08 PM PDT by disndat

To: MtnClimber

Probably one of the more practical applications of E = mc².

11 posted on 04/18/2016 7:33:49 PM PDT by shibumi (Vampire Outlaw of the Milky Way)

To: MtnClimber

Amazing that before the first test, they knew what to expect as far as light, heat and blast radius

In an interview with one of the scientist on the project I heard, he said they weren't sure what the result would be.

18 posted on 04/18/2016 7:51:32 PM PDT by Smittie (Just like an alien, I'm a stranger in a strange land)

To: MtnClimber

[ Amazing that before the first test, they knew what to expect as far as light, heat and blast radius. ]

They knew roughly how much matter was gonna be converted to energy, so they had a very good idea.

29 posted on 04/18/2016 10:41:06 PM PDT by GraceG (The election doesn't pick the next president, it is an audition for "American Emperor"...)

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