Hunyo 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.
Ipinaskil ni Ann Althouse sa 1:18 PM
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11 komento:

MisterBuddwing ayon kay ...

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 ayon kay ...

They say there's nothing more exhilarating than being shot at and missed.

6/9/15, 1:45 PM
rhhardin ayon kay ...

Ohio clouds

6/9/15, 1:50 PM
Original Mike ayon kay ...

Thunderhead.

6/9/15, 2:24 PM
David ayon kay ...

Just wait.

6/9/15, 2:30 PM
Fritz ayon kay ...

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 ayon kay ...

rhhardin said...
Ohio clouds

Maryland clouds

But to be fair, they were over Delaware too.

6/9/15, 2:46 PM
JPS ayon kay ...

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 ayon kay ...

Some people need to get out more.

And lay off the vodka.

6/9/15, 3:09 PM
Fernandinande ayon kay ...

Here's a much better one, in Colorado recently.

6/9/15, 6:35 PM
Bad Lieutenant ayon kay ...

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

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