Photos Was this photo of Tsar Bomba?

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  1. boiled_elephant

    boiled_elephant Merom Celeron 4 lyfe

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    I've had a poster of this very famous photograph for a couple of years, but never speculated as to which explosion it was:

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    It turned up in an image search for 'Tsar Bomba', though. Does anyone know enough about the Tsar Bomb or the photo to dis/confirm that it's the same explosion?
     
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  2. eeevan

    eeevan Dremel Master

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    No, I think that was one of the experiments in Bikini Atoll/South Pacific.

    The geography looks tropical, and therefore, not Russian.
     
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    wolfticket Downwind from the bloodhounds

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    wolfticket Downwind from the bloodhounds

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  6. lcdguy

    lcdguy Minimodder

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    I Think your correct as the guide at a cold war museum near where i live explained something like that and that photo looks very similar to the one i saw at the museum.
     
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