What happened when the US tested the first nuclear bomb? #physics #science #springonshorts

The world’s first nuclear explosion happened on July 16 in 1945. It was a plutonium implosion device tested in New Mexico under the code name Trinity. When detonated at 5:30 AM over the New Mexico desert, it immediately vaporized the 100-foot tower that it was dropped on top of.

The black stone obelisk you saw in the video marks the location where the tower once stood.

[WSHTM]

their families tried getting compensation but the government ignored them

[juanfuerte]

Our rush to build the bomb clearly had some issues.

[KitFury]

Oh you would make good creepy videos. Maybe you should do a 2nd genre. ..

[Puppy_Puppington]

I just passed by the Trinity site & bought some trinitite. Also got a cheap little Geiger counter to finally take it off my bucket list lol

[rosshoover]

This is a small part of the story. Talk to the people in the Pacific Islands. And prisoners were fed plutonium to see how it affected their bodies. I could go on all day.

[An-Chliste]

Imagine a government that cares so little about its citizens as to deliberately withhold such information from the people.

It happens with every government!

[norahade]

It's nice to see you always but this is terrible, it's hard to believe such an innocent circumstance could lead to such tragedy 😢

[dbnzt]

At least Russia treated villagers affected by chernobyl fallout with the best scientists treating health issues

[kingjulian]

I once saw the funky pops on the wall, now i can never unsee them.

[Goodman._]

How could they not see the mushroom cloud if it was only 50 miles

[paurushbhatnagar]

I think that's the price u pay for owning a nuclear bomb . Alas they didn't sue the government.

[norahade]

Why such a thing must be created, ,,, human greed for power has no boundaries. You should seek power but not in the detriment of others 😔

[greasysponge_man]

Wait but werent they set to make japan go kaboom?

[AleAsLison]

That is insane. Why would they test a nuclear bomb only 50 miles away from civilization.

[theblankyblankness]

My favorite cutest physicist scientist

[heyalfikr]

I want a sequel movie of Oppenheimer focusing on them battling radiation cancer. Must be great bashing on the country that would told Kodak about their 💣 tests but not the civilians.

[Yeozji]

I thought they were being snowed on with asbestos

[heckyeahhd]

I would not not go wild if my daughter had died from this

[hamoostaffat]

People forget that they tested these things on their own people, land of the free! 😂😂😂

[Dorphie]

The government doesn't care about you and neither do private companies.