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The Biggest Bomb Ever

posted by arvana

2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 4186 views

tags: tsar bomb, ivan, nuclear, russian, 50 megatons, 1961, 60s

This is the largest bomb ever exploded. At 50 megatons, it is 10 times the combined power of all the explosives used in WWII; or the weight of 270 Empire State Buildings worth of TNT. It was detonated at 4,000 metres altitude in the Russian Arctic, and broke windows as far away as Finland. The fireball was 46x the diameter of the Nagasaki "Fat Man" bomb's.

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Here is the Wikipedia entry and more footage.

written by arvana

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Now thats a bomb. DA BOMB!

written by mkone

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scary

written by 8257

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broke windows in Finland but didn't break the camera? Must be one rock-solid camera!

written by stewilliamson

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"as far away as Finland". Funny enough that Finland is Russia's direct neighbour ;-)

written by conan | 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago | CH

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Very true, conan! But have a look at the map of the test site location, and you'll see how impressive (or horrifying) that statement really is.

written by arvana

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Woah, thanks arvana. Now that isn't what i would call close neighbourhood ;-)

written by conan | 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago | CH

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Britney at the MTV Music Awards was bigger.

written by T-man

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Doom am I, full-ripe, dealing death to the worlds, engaged in devouring mankind. Even without slaying them not one of the warriors, ranged for battle against thee, shall survive.

-Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 32 (Gandhi's Translation)

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