March 30, 2014
And Now, A Moment of 'Splody
While looking for something completely unrelated to all that stuff that's happening, I unwittingly blundered into this....
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These are both brief but they are REALLY good clips of Upshot Grable, better known as the atomic cannon test. The second is from the film Trinity and Beyond.
In general this particular test is known from a clip that was filmed near the cannon
itself. These short clips however, include footage from the hardened effects cameras
in the target area. Note that while this is about the same size as the
Hiroshima bomb, it has much greater blast effect over a smaller area. It was a very low airburst. Note too that the bomb is so much brighter
than the sun that it gives the impression of a nighttime shot, whereas
it was a daylight test as one can tell from the second clip.
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