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This is a link post Volunteers stand underneath a nuclear airburst to prove it's not bad for you
The USAF decided in the 1950s that they couldn't shoot down a fleet of Russian bombers armed with atomic munitions, as guided weapons were still in their infancy. So why not wipe them out in a cluster with an air to air nuclear missile? But to prove that it was safe to use, some guys stood directly under a 18,500 feet 2kton airburst test.

Stupid? Brave? Motivated by duty? Who knows.
 (I helped save b3ta! Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Sun 22 Jul 2012, 20:33, Reply)
This is a normal post GC
Also link straight to YouTube in future.
 (I helped save b3ta! Lord Keeps meaning to procrastinate., Sun 22 Jul 2012, 21:11, Reply)
This is a normal post didn't tell me it was a rp
but OK.

Also, in the future you might want to consider reading the article I linked to instead of just watching the video.
 (I helped save b3ta! Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Sun 22 Jul 2012, 21:14, Reply)
This is a normal post The article is a transcript of the goddamn video

(I helped save b3ta! Lord Keeps meaning to procrastinate., Sun 22 Jul 2012, 22:10, Reply)
This is a normal post Part of the goddamn article is a transcript of part of the goddamn video
The rest of the goddamn article gives some goddamn background to the goddamn test, and a rather nice goddamn epilogue about what happened to the goddamn people in the goddamn video.

Of course, having read the goddamn article, you'll goddamn know this. Either that or you just goddamn skimmed through it and didn't give the OP the goddamn courtesy to goddamn read it properly before goddamn commenting.

Have a perfectly lovely evening.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 22 Jul 2012, 23:26, Reply)
This is a normal post Mm I'd disagree
the article is an explanation of the video, it gives its significance, background, a historical setting and a context. If yougo straight to the video and you're not knowledgeable or interested in history then all you get is 'Oooh- what? Ahh? Eh?'- not everyone will be able to make simple common sense out of a historical video without some introduction. I'm sorry, I don't mean to be disagreeable but things that are immediately apparent to you aren't always apparent to others,
 (I helped save b3ta! Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Mon 23 Jul 2012, 0:46, Reply)
This is a normal post Goddammit you're goddamn right!

(Ol' Ginger Bastard a role model for the children, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 3:08, Reply)
This is a normal post something something something
Goddammit
 (I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 7:56, Reply)
This is a normal post Cool find.

(pissflaps. FSPW, Sun 22 Jul 2012, 21:34, Reply)