To: Fitzcarraldo
Very interesting pic. Question: Do you know what caused the contrails out in front of the blast? Is that some form of shockwave?
To: Hatteras; Fitzcarraldo; Long Cut
H: I thought they launched contrail-generating missiles just before a blast to try to map their distortion/movement as a result of the shockwave. You usually see vertical lines like those in the classic desert explosions.
F: Wow. Awesome. Thanks for the link! I plan on checking out THAT site pretty thoroughly. :)
358 posted on
03/30/2004 7:34:41 PM PST by
solitas
(sometimes I lay awake at night looking up at the stars wondering where the heck did the ceiling go?)
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