Author Topic: Big Bada Boom! (Read 601 times)

Mathman · « **on:** March 11, 2003, 03:52:58 PM »

... and Florida sinks into the sea...

Octavius · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2003, 04:01:37 PM »

I haven't been able to find any pictures of the blast yet... any released?

Mini D · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2003, 05:09:36 PM »

Bonus points for obscure 5th Element reference.

MiniD

hawk220 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2003, 05:20:56 PM »

here's a closeup of the side:p

Hawklore · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2003, 05:29:52 PM »

Im still live, you unlucky bastard

vorticon · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2003, 07:07:08 PM »

still 1000 pounds smaller than the grand slam...

wich means that the us is only just now nearly caught up with the british (as of ww2) in big bloody bombs

mason22 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2003, 09:29:07 PM »

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/030311-D-9085M-004.mpg

majic · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2003, 10:05:24 PM »

from the article:

"A C-131 “Samaritan” aircraft dropped the bomb"

Just thought this was funny...for some reason.

Glasses · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2003, 05:55:19 AM »

mmmm Mila mmmm

gofaster · « **Reply #9 on:** March 12, 2003, 08:00:43 AM »

I saw a video of it last night. It was kind of hard to get an idea of the size of the blast because of the distance from the camera, but I'm sure it was impressive and probably let out a pretty good concussion. Lots of flames, which surprised me since most of the bomb explosions I've seen were more blast than heat.

JimBear · « **Reply #10 on:** March 12, 2003, 08:59:06 AM »

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Originally posted by vorticon
still 1000 pounds smaller than the grand slam...

wich means that the us is only just now nearly caught up with the british (as of ww2) in big bloody bombs

A small difference of 1000lbs. total weight. A major difference is the GrandSlams warhead weight was 9,135 lbs and the MOABs is 18,000. Thats not factoring the difference between using Torpex and Tritonal.

All in all one Big Bada Boom

Mathman · « **Reply #11 on:** March 12, 2003, 10:35:45 AM »

FYI, in 1945, the US detonated a 108 ton pile of Composition B in an intrumentation test prior to the Trinity test of the first atomic bomb.

Link to some pretty cool pics of the test shot and the Trinity test

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2003, 11:39:02 AM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
....Lots of flames, which surprised me since most of the bomb explosions I've seen were more blast than heat.

"The MOAB is guided by global positioning satellites, an Eglin spokeswoman said. It spreads a flammable mist over the target then ignites it, producing a highly destructive blast."

Lizard3 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2003, 12:47:32 PM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
I saw a video of it last night. It was kind of hard to get an idea of the size of the blast because of the distance from the camera, but I'm sure it was impressive and probably let out a pretty good concussion. Lots of flames, which surprised me since most of the bomb explosions I've seen were more blast than heat.

I saw that vid. The commentator said "the cloud you are now seeing is 6.6 miles across". Also said, "no humans would live within a mile of the blast and all within 2 would be deaf." Sounds like a KISS concert.

Leslie · « **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2003, 02:19:41 PM »

Here 'tis.