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Standing UNDER an atomic blast

Got this from Fox News. Probably a repost on here, but cool anyway.

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Added: Jul-28-2012 Occurred On: Jul-19-1957
By: mvandemark
In: Science and Technology
Tags: Nuke, Ground, Zero, Boom, Blast, Atomic, Heroshima, Nagasaki,
Location: Nevada, United States (load item map)
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  • I'll bet they were reassured time and time again, by the very government they serve, that it was perfectly safe. How long did these fellas live afterwards, out of curiosity?

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    Immunity (123.16)

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    • @Immunity

      this video without a followup is SHIT. Worthless.

      Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
      Hitlerian (125.20)

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    • @Immunity

      Here's a link to the original story:
      http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/27/how-does-it-feel-to-stand-under-nuclear-bomb/

      Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
      mvandemark (15.10)  

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    • @mvandemark

      Awesome, thanks!

      And just as I thought...

      "Today, 55 years later, the seemingly safe operation may have had some serious side effects: all six members of the group have had cancer, with four dying of it, according to Yoshitake and Luttrell.

      “In those days, nobody thought there could be any fear of developing cancer from these nuclear tests,” said Yoshitake who survived stomach cancer. “But … there must be some direct correlation between these tests and cancer.” Yo More..

      Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
      Immunity (123.16)

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  • standing under a atomic blast as we know today it´s not a good idea!

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    various77 (50.68)

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  • Did they?

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    swdgr (409.90)  

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  • Great video, 2 miles up, these guys were just fine, you all watch too many movies.

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    SOONER3 (353.16)

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  • QUICK! Take this down before the Fukushima cry-babies see this.
    PS: My honest respect and sympathy to the victims of the tsunami.

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    rufusanton (157.62)  

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  • Instant coffee, Instant tan

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    FunFlips (210.30)  

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  • 2KT, not that big at 10000FT. They probably made a hasty retreat after the filming stopped to avoid any possible fallout, in case it wasn't blown down range by the wind.

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    reggie001 (317.40)  

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  • Wasn't this test in regards to the Nike missile program?

    I.E atomic air defense weapons.. testing what it would be like to deploy small atomic tipped air defense missiles to shoot down bombers.. and the possible effects on the population below during an attack.

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    Nothingisfree (350.70)  

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    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    Amusing (5223.38)

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  • damn, how little they knew about radiation sickness back then...

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    skorne14 (35.24)  

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    • @skorne14 it's 1957, they knew the immediate/short term dangers. You can be sure they were studying survivors of the bombs in Japan very closely. They would have been fine if they avoided any fallout after anyways with a bomb that small and at that alt.

      Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
      reggie001 (317.40)  

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  • SO what's the followup on these guys? dead in 3 years from leukemia?? or nothing wrong with them at all??

    Posted Jul-28-2012 By 
    Hitlerian (125.20)

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