The photographs of "nuclear mushroom" in the first second after the explosion can be seen mysterious spikes

It is no secret that in 1940 nuclear bombs were tested in many places of the planet. Americans, for example, carried out tests on their own territories in the skies over Hawaii or near Las Vegas, trying to understand the consequences of using such weapons. With the emergence of more professional camera work became easier - it managed to take a picture of the first seconds after the explosion. In these photographs, scientists first noticed the strange spikes extending from the lower edge of the nuclear cloud to the ground.





The phenomenon of long remained a mystery. Dr. John Malik said that spikes coincide in position and direction with the cable on the tower, which was originally a bomb attached with metal supports. In fact, it exploded, being "suspended" above the ground on these supports.

Malik tried to explain this phenomenon by the fact that a powerful gamma-ray explosion cloud melts the wires, turning them into a plasma. He even tried to apply the reflective coating on the cables, and in some cases painted them black. Black cables on the negatives simply were white and light - were dark, but it was still clearly visible.

Dark colors absorb light and heat more than light shades. With the explosion of the bomb reached the ambient temperature of 20 000 degrees Kelvin (or 19727 ° C), and the heat generated by the reaction of partially radiated on the ropes. If the cables were dark, easily absorbed the heat and evaporates, thus emitting a bright light. If they were light, it is not so easy to absorb heat and remained dark photos. In general, the mysterious nuclear explosion spikes associated with the occurrence of an equivalent charge which through wires and the tower goes into the ground.

via factroom.ru