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Episode 537: The Manhattan Project Part V - Frankenstein's Monster

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The Power of the Sun in Hiroshima

You could pass a sunburn that will darken your skin for five months instantly. Remember, this is the power of the sun. They have basically opened up a sun in the middle of Hiroshima. A college girl who had been facing away from the bomb when it detonated said that she felt as though she'd been struck in the back by a large hammer and then was immediately doused with a pot of boiling oil. Most within a half mile of the blast were reduced to thousands of small piles of smoking black char.

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