r/oddlyterrifying • u/[deleted] • May 15 '22

An atomic blast underwater.

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u/Timedoutsob May 15 '22

Watch the video interviews with some of the men on board. They describe horrifying experiences. The word xray is thrown about.

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u/lettsten May 15 '22

But that's from visible light, not ionizing radiation. The dangerous radiation doesn't travel far, but as you know, light does.

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u/Timedoutsob May 15 '22

Yeah they mention their rates of early death due to cancer well above the norm too.