- A manhole cover launched into space with a nuclear test is the fastest human-made object. A scientist on Operation Plumbbob told us the unbelievable story. https://us.yahoo.com/news/manhole-cover-launched-space-nuclear-010358106.html 237 comments space
- The Time We Nuked Five Men to Prove a Point (2022) - On July 19th, 1957, a 2-kiloton nuclear warhead exploded above the heads of five volunteers during “Shot John” of the Operation Plumbbob series of US nuclear tests. [00:10:02] https://youtu.be/_eRcmjW9BUY 6 comments documentaries
- The Pascal-B test during Operation Plumbbob famously launched a 2000 lb steel plate at such velocity that it was only visible for a single frame on the high-speed camera. Is this footage available to the public? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6n5yyy/the_pascalb_test_during_operation_plumbbob/ 24 comments askscience
- In 1957 during the Pascal-B (Operation Plumbbob) nuclear test, U.S. Military set off a nuke that propelled a 2,000 lb. steel plate at a speed of 40 miles/sec into our atmosphere (6x escape velocity). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/operation_plumbbob 34 comments space