Jul 2 2010Picture Of A Nuke Detonated In Outerspace
This is a recently declassified photo from 1962 of the only nuke ever detonated in space by humans. But what about aliens? They detonate those things all the f***ing time. I'm talking like fireworks on the 4th of July. I know, I know -- that tie-in was the shit.
Why, pray tell, did the government want to launch nukes into space? Well, apparently they wanted to test a few theories.
The plan was to send rockets hundreds of miles up, higher than the Earth's atmosphere, and then detonate nuclear weapons to see: a) If a bomb's radiation would make it harder to see what was up there (like incoming Russian missiles!); b) If an explosion would do any damage to objects nearby; c) If the Van Allen belts would move a blast down the bands to an earthly target (Moscow! for example); and -- most peculiar -- d) if a man-made explosion might "alter" the natural shape of the [Earth's magnetic] belts.
Um....I don't like the sound of any of that. It sounds like the kind of experiment I'd conduct. Listen: some serious shit's probably gonna go down and we all might die, but I already bought the supplies so we're doin' it anyway. Scott -- put down the booze, you're in charge of the explosives.
Image of the only nuke ever detonated in space [dvice]
Thanks to FDSY, who allegedly has the only real picture of the Death Star exploding. Oh really, then what's THIS?! Huh? Ha, that is my penis isn't it? Well....what do you think?
Reader Comments
1. mer - July 2, 2010 5:15 PM
Looks photoshopped.
2. Chris - July 2, 2010 5:15 PM
you can tell by the shadows
3. Crunt - July 2, 2010 5:22 PM
Gotta love trolls.
4. first - July 2, 2010 5:22 PM
first :D sex sex one 2 3
5. Liquid Tension - July 2, 2010 5:23 PM
like in that movie
6. Vassskk - July 2, 2010 5:24 PM
Lol
"lets see if this fcks sht up"
7. blueZorro - July 2, 2010 5:33 PM
Nuke has nothing on the Sun, just sayin.
8. Jeremy - July 2, 2010 5:38 PM
I think its a nice looking, good sized schlong!
9. Harris - July 2, 2010 5:42 PM
If you squint right, it looks like Kinopio (Toad) from Super Mario Bros 2.
10. FDSY - July 2, 2010 5:43 PM
I think you might want to see someone about your exploding penis.
11. Spartacus - July 2, 2010 5:52 PM
My Grandfather worked on this! I have video of him working on one of the rockets. It was called Operation Argus.
12. Shelbon - July 2, 2010 5:54 PM
Kinda reminds me of the plasma from the original dooms. It also reminds me I need to pick my astronaut outfit from the dry cleaners
13. ciao - July 2, 2010 5:58 PM
it looks like an angry jellyfish
14. Ollie Williams - July 2, 2010 6:03 PM
Outerspace is not a word.
15. Dishy - July 2, 2010 6:07 PM
it looks like a steamed prawn
oh sorry, i meant gw's "death star" photo
16. T-Hood t.c. - July 2, 2010 6:23 PM
It looks like an ink blot test. What do I see? Well, to me, it looks like my father beating me with a belt because I told my little sister the tooth fairy was tranny.
17. Asparagus - July 2, 2010 7:11 PM
Makes sense about my mom acting the way she does...she was born a year later
18. Dr. Schlong - July 2, 2010 7:11 PM
SCIENCE!
19. How Are You - July 2, 2010 8:53 PM
"and --most peculiar -- d) if a man-made explosion might "alter" the natural shape of the [Earth's magnetic] belts."
Suppose it did?
"We are going to see if this can possibly mess things up for us, if it does... sorry!"
20. Shake it up - July 2, 2010 8:55 PM
I remember seeing some ethereal explosion in the sky around this time, the government has never offered us an explanation. I am glad I was re-incarnated and able to read this... sucks I have to do puberty again though.
21. lissy - July 2, 2010 10:41 PM
1up
22. Calyster - July 3, 2010 1:31 AM
AWESOME!
23. captain obvious - July 3, 2010 9:03 AM
I didn't realize high altitude nuclear testing was still classified to begin with given all the documentaries shown over the years that show videos and pictures like this.
24. ShuShu - July 3, 2010 11:14 AM
Things like this...make me question if were intelligent life after all...
25. johnwaynewasanazi - July 3, 2010 12:00 PM
When they detonated the very first atomic bomb during the Manhattan Project, there was a significant portion of the scientists involved that were concerned it could ignite the atmosphere of the Earth....Ig-fuckin-nite the whole shitfuckatmosphere....and the rest of the scientists? "fuck it, we'll find out soon"....not surprised by this at all
26. tarantula 666 - July 3, 2010 5:38 PM
@11
your a fucking liar,
the project was called operation fishbowl
several rockets were launched over a period of time in 1962, some failed and were destroyed , some reached up to 50 miles or even 147 miles before the nukes detonated.
one failure resulted in a 3 month cleanup of Johnston Atoll wich was heavily polluted with plutonium
the high altitude detonations also resulted in some power outages in hawai.
your grandfather did not work on this , because your family is to retarded to get even a simple lie to pass as the thruth
27. tarantula666 - July 3, 2010 5:56 PM
aditional:
operation argus was in 1958, south atlantic
operation fishbowl 1962 from Johnston Atoll, north pacific
28. cszv - July 3, 2010 6:30 PM
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29. Ramiel - July 3, 2010 10:42 PM
I remember that! I was in Maine when it happened. A giant robot which we all thought was hostile, was not. After that jackass called the nuclear strike and tried to run away, the giant robot managed to stop him. From that point on, it decided to go off and save all of us. All for the sake of one little boy. I do miss that robot D:
30. NVG - July 4, 2010 4:37 AM
I knew they did this all along.
You just can't have a nuclear bomb and not wonder what it'd do when it explodes in space.
And to those who ridicule this experiment, only stupid people stay within the bounds of their preconceived notions.I'd rather have our scientists try out stuff and potentially obliterate us than to stunt our progress by unfounded fear.
31. killerabbit - July 5, 2010 7:21 PM
Nuke it from space--it's the only way to be sure.
32. My grandfather - July 7, 2010 11:54 AM
My grandfather was on this project.
ProTip: It was over the south pole. Anyone look at how the south pole ozone layer is doing these days?
33. famela paje - August 7, 2010 7:13 AM
I love it...
But ...is that true?all the information written in it...?
34. ME - August 24, 2010 3:21 PM
ok if they wanted to see if that would fuck up the the earth is shapd why didnt they do it to mars or some shit
i like the way im shaped. granted i wasnt even a massless gloop at the time, STILL!