Kurzgesagt on detonating a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench.
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In the far north of Canada sit the DEW Line stations: "Distant Early Warning". Built in the 1950s, these were the sites that would have sounded the alarm if the Soviet Union ever attacked North America.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 22 views • 2:59Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 2 weeks ago • 667 views • 7:38Scary
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 533 views • 2:17All nuclear waste is currently in temporary storage. Finland is building the first long term permanent storage site in the world. How do you convey a warning not to tamper with such a place tens of... continue reading
posted by eric3579 6 years 6 months ago • 777 views • 11:09YouTube description: Ever wondered how they film a tank shell in flight for over 100m meters like it was travelling at walking speed or the instant of a nuclear explosion. In this video, I look at... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,678 views • 7:14Exploring a few innovations in nuclear power generation that could make new plants much safer...if we were still making new plants.
posted by newtboy 7 years ago • 629 views • 8:11John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 601 views • 1:37Caesium is an alkali metal and has physical and chemical properties similar to those of rubidium and potassium. The metal is extremely reactive and pyrophoric, reacting with water even at −116 °C (−177... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 716 views • 7:36It takes less acceleration to get to other stars than our own sun. Crazy, huh?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,866 views • 3:13Uhoh YouTube: Most systems and machines people design break from time to time. That also applies to the United States' nuclear weapons. This video was originally published in June 2015.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 924 views • 3:50In the event of a nuclear war, on top of all the damage from the bombs themselves, our world may enter what’s known as a nuclear winter. Could we survive it?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 416 views • 3:33At Qaanaaq, in Greenland, there's IS18: an infrasound station that's quietly listening for nuclear tests — or any other large bang. Here's what, why, and a few words the man who, for years, has been... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 222 views • 4:08For info about divesting from nuclear weapons companies, go to http://responsibleinvest.org/
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 101 views • 3:15Some are having fun trying [or so it seems]. YouTube: There are a lot of nuclear weapons on Earth, so many that we often say it’s enough to “destroy the world several times over.” But could we?... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 177 views • 2:43Why nuclear power rocks and we should be investing more into it
posted by ChaosEngine 8 years 8 months ago • 976 views • 4:21Why using nuclear energy is a terrible idea and should be stopped ASAP
posted by ChaosEngine 8 years 8 months ago • 598 views • 4:10"Can we go launch one?" YouTube: What was the procedure to launch a nuclear missile? Uranium premieres: July 28 & 29 on PBS at 10pm ET/ 9pm Central France and Germany: July 31 at 10pm on ZDF/arte ... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 576 views • 7:42