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Atomic bomb explosion photographed by Edgerton and his colleagues at EG&G, likely at the Nevada Proving Grounds, on commission for the Atomic Energy Commission; circa 1952. Revealing the incredible anatomy of the first microseconds of an atomic explosion, the fireball was documented in a 1/100,000,000-of-a-second exposure, taken from seven miles away with a lens ten feet long. The terrifying explosion caused lightning-like energy to descend the guide wires of the tower. (see "Stopping Time" (1987), p. 145). (CC)

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1. Curious... says:

   December 5, 2010 at 4:09 pm

   Notice the energy running down the lines in the lower section. Those pointy protuberances are where the tower’s stabilizing metal cables were. Wonder what that is? Kinda looks like electricity/fire.

2. Nitromethane says:

   January 18, 2011 at 7:27 am

   It’s a rope trick effect.

3. Claire Calcagno says:

   March 3, 2012 at 7:11 pm

   See Edgerton’s “Stopping Time” (1987) p. 145.