Why Apollo Astronauts Trained in Nuclear Bomb Craters
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Published 2019-07-19
I found this story fascinating because in a way a nuclear bomb crater is more like a meteorite impact site than an impact site itself. Consider: Barringer Crater was claimed to be a meteorite impact site but geologists dismissed it as a volcanic formation. It was only after studying nuclear bomb craters and the minerals found there that geologists concluded the energy and pressures that created Barringer Crater were too high to be from volcanic activity and therefore must have formed from a meteorite impact.
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All Comments (21)
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The astronauts were exposed to some additional radiation from visiting the site, but they were about to go to the moon. So radiation was part of the job.
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Why are you testing nukes underground? USGOV: Oh, er, for constructing canals...
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It honestly makes me happy hearing the astronauts of Apollo exclaiming that they found the rocks they wanted. There's something so amazing about the journey and the relief and joy they must have felt. You can hear it in their voices.
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0:05 I like how the subtitles say "Neil Armstrong and Buzz Lightyear set food on the moon"
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I like how the cold war basically was the US and the USSR bombing themselves to prepare for when the other side decides to bomb them
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“But the Nevada test site provided something... extra” Cancer
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"I think we found what we came for!" That's got to be a contender for 'most satisfying sentence ever uttered'.
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…Is anyone else also wondering if the sites were still radioactive when the astronauts visited them?
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Cold war expectation: USA nukes Russia, Russia nukes USa Cold war reality: USA nukes USA, Russia nukes Russia.
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This is what I call "science for the crater good"
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Thoroughly enjoyed the video can sense the excitement and enthusiasm of the host made it a 10/10 for me
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I can’t imagine the power needed to excavate a pit that large. Insane.
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When you dig straight down in minecraft and fill the hole with tnt
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big plot twist: dinosaurs had nuclear technology and wiped themselves out
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I love how informative these videos are, it's a real educational channel and for that I am thankful.
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Super informative, thanks for the great content.
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Still going strong after all these years. And not a bit of quality loss. Love it man. Thank you.
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That guy calmingly shutting the fridge door while the nuke's going 5 4 3....
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Great video man very informative
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Woah this Is so cool and interesting, keep up the great work
