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223: Oppenheimer & The Science of Atomic Bombs

Sci Guys

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The First Test Before the Yes

The bombs do not weigh nearly that much. And the bombs are think about it. What do you need to have in the bomb? Right. Need a little bit of explosion stuff. Need enough to fire a small. It's not even a big mass. I mean, you could probably fit it in your hand or whatever. But a small mass of plutonium enough to fire that across. That was a shock. This is this was the first test. Yes. This was the firsttest before the yes. They couldn't hypothesize. Okay, so they're writing that it completely obliterated the tower before they completely obliterated cities. Yes. So let's say it weighs about three tons

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