Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhen the US nuked Japan was there any worry about a radiation cloud possibly floating to another country that was not involved? Or is this even possible?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down14
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhen the US nuked Japan was there any worry about a radiation cloud possibly floating to another country that was not involved? Or is this even possible?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down3·edit-23 days agoI always love that bit … scientists wondering if the first test would set the entire planet’s atmosphere on fire … Scientist getting ready to pull the trigger on the first bomb: … if we don’t fuck around … how are we ever gonna find out?
minus-squareDevadander@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·3 days agoIt wasn’t a real concern. Calculations showed very minimal chance. But I guess it’s not zero until you try it
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoCalculations also predicted the Castle Bravo test would be 14X less powerful. I’m sure this would never happen today, with AI.
minus-squareKrudler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoFor real. The first one that incorporated Lithium ended up being like 2x the power that was calculated, and something new was discovered about Lithium lol
I always love that bit … scientists wondering if the first test would set the entire planet’s atmosphere on fire …
Scientist getting ready to pull the trigger on the first bomb: … if we don’t fuck around … how are we ever gonna find out?
It wasn’t a real concern. Calculations showed very minimal chance. But I guess it’s not zero until you try it
Calculations also predicted the Castle Bravo test would be 14X less powerful.
I’m sure this would never happen today, with AI.
For real. The first one that incorporated Lithium ended up being like 2x the power that was calculated, and something new was discovered about Lithium lol