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Jerk
10/17/2007, 05:56 PM
What are the verticle streaks to the right of the blast at :26 and 1:24?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XVaOVydD4U

Mjcpr
10/17/2007, 06:42 PM
Those are what's known in the explosives and aeronautics industries as "skidmarks".

swardboy
10/17/2007, 06:45 PM
I believe rockets were shot just prior to explosion to give a sense of scale to the blast...they were set for a certain altitude. That's what I've heard before.

Turd_Ferguson
10/17/2007, 06:45 PM
Here ya go...


The smoke trails were not caused by the blast itself, but by smoke rockets that created contrails to provide points of reference for measuring the shock wave caused by the nuclear blast.

olevetonahill
10/17/2007, 07:46 PM
NERDS !

Jerk
10/17/2007, 08:01 PM
You guys are awesome!

VeeJay
10/17/2007, 08:25 PM
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