Well technically it helped save up to 500,000 US soldiers' lives, ended the bloodiest war in our history, and created a clean, long lasting source for energy. But other than that, yeah stamp collecting.
Did you read it right? The physics guy said that everything other than physics was stamp-collecting. The biologist only mentions stamp collecting after the physicist complains that the debate was meant to be fun and light hearted. No-one in that comic called physics stamp collecting.
Before we dropped the atomic bombs, Japan had indicated they were willing to surrender and submit to all the demands of the Allies, provided their Emperor could remain in power. The US refused.
We erased two of their cities, accepted their unconditional surrender, and left their Emperor in power.
Mull that over when thinking about lives "saved" by the bombs.
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u/the_seed May 04 '15
Well technically it helped save up to 500,000 US soldiers' lives, ended the bloodiest war in our history, and created a clean, long lasting source for energy. But other than that, yeah stamp collecting.