Jul 19, 2012
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Holy hell.

thedailywhat:

5 Men Stand Under An Exploding Nuke of the Day: July 19, 1957, the heart of the Cold War.

1 test atomic warhead, detonated 18,500 feet above ground.

5 Air Force officers and 1 photographer, who volunteered to stand underneath it to demonstrate the relative safety of a low-grade nuclear exchange in the atmosphere.

As NPR’s Robert Krulwich writes: “You have to see this to believe it.”

[krulwichwonders]

(Source: thedailywhat)

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    Go ahead, fathom this.
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    Wow. Stuff from this time period, I just. This makes me think more about how great a character Cave Johnson is. And...
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    I saw this the other day and thought of you. It’s adorable in “oh, you silly ignorant kids” kind of way.
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    FACT: History is stranger than we remember.
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    I love how their sign says “Ground Zero, Population, 5”
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    I have no words.
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