Althouse: "Oh, God save us. What have they done?!!!"/"Crazy b******s!!! This is the end."

June 9, 2015

"Oh, God save us. What have they done?!!!"/"Crazy b******s!!! This is the end."

Tweets from Tyumen in south central Russia, where a big cloud looked like a nuclear explosion.

ADDED: Irene photographed a very similar cloud in Verona, Wisconsin back in 2011.

11 comments:

MisterBuddwing said...: Well, I've heard tell that you can create a mushroom cloud with enough conventional explosive. Not that I'd want to witness that first-hand.

When I think back on all that old footage of "average" Americans watching nuclear tests in the distance, my only reaction is, if I'm close enough to witness a nuclear blast, that's too damn close.; 6/9/15, 1:37 PM
Eric the Fruit Bat said...: They say there's nothing more exhilarating than being shot at and missed.; 6/9/15, 1:45 PM
rhhardin said...: Ohio clouds; 6/9/15, 1:50 PM
Original Mike said...: Thunderhead.; 6/9/15, 2:24 PM
David said...: Just wait.; 6/9/15, 2:30 PM
Fritz said...: Original Mike said...

Thunderhead.

Yep. We had a pretty good set of them march by us just the other day.; 6/9/15, 2:36 PM
Fritz said...: rhhardin said...
Ohio clouds

Maryland clouds

But to be fair, they were over Delaware too.; 6/9/15, 2:46 PM
JPS said...: I like the spirit of some of the comments you posted, Prof. A. But did none of the observers think to ask why they hadn't seen a tremendously bright flash? That's kind of the first Yes/No question on my Is That a Nuclear Explosion flowchart.; 6/9/15, 2:46 PM
Rusty said...: Some people need to get out more.

And lay off the vodka.; 6/9/15, 3:09 PM
Fernandinande said...: Here's a much better one, in Colorado recently.; 6/9/15, 6:35 PM
Bad Lieutenant said...: Beg pardon jps but if you see the flash then won't you be blinded? And don't people feel the radiation hit?; 6/10/15, 11:50 PM