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The demon core (like the core used in the bombing of Nagasaki) was, when assembled, a solid 6.2-kilogram (14 lb) sphere measuring 8.9 centimeters (3.5 in) in diameter.. It consisted of three parts made of plutonium-gallium: two hemispheres and an anti-jet ring, designed to keep neutron flux from "jetting" out of the joined surface between the hemispheres during implosi
The radius of total destruction was about 1.6 km (1 mi), followed by fires across the northern portion of the city to 3.2 km (2 mi) south of the bomb. [144] [222] About 58 percent of the Mitsubishi Arms Plant was damaged, and about 78 percent of the Mitsubishi Steel Works. The Mitsubishi Electric Works suffered only 10 percent structural damage ...
Within 90 to 120 seconds, the vapor cloud came into contact with an ignition source and exploded with the force of 2.4 tons of TNT. [1] Ten to fifteen minutes later, that was followed by the explosion of the 20,000 U.S. gal (76,000 L) isobutane storage tank, then by the catastrophic failure of another polyethylene reactor, and finally by other ...
Two explosive devices were discovered at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday and Monday, prompting partial evacuations, the police said.
A series of phreatic blasts occurred from the summit and escalated until a major explosive eruption took place on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am. The eruption, which had a volcanic explosivity index of 5, was the first to occur in the contiguous United States since the much smaller 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California. [2]
In Pachinko’s season 2 finale (streaming now on Apple TV+), the matriarch played by Minha Kim’s worst fear materializes: eldest son Noa (Tae Ju Kang) learns that Hansu is his father, and his ...
Joker: Folie à Deux has shocked and divided fans over its layered plot twists — and that explosive ending. The highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s Joker officially hit theaters on Friday ...
Mercury(II) fulminate, or Hg(CNO) 2, is a primary explosive. It is highly sensitive to friction, heat and shock and is mainly used as a trigger for other explosives in percussion caps and detonators. Mercury(II) cyanate, though its chemical formula is identical, has a different atomic arrangement, making the cyanate and fulminate anionic isomers.