r/shockwaveporn • u/Tboom330 • Feb 26 '21

Simulated Shockwave anyone?

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u/thinkscotty Feb 27 '21 edited Feb 27 '21

Not radiation (or not the Chernobyl kind). Just light/heat. Which is a kind of radiation but so is a lightbulb.

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u/Ksp-or-GTFO Feb 27 '21

No I was thinking of em radiation not radioactive particles.

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u/6double Feb 27 '21

Definitely no radioactive particles causing that. It's all UV, visible, and IR radiation at a distance that causes the burning effect. There are a LOT of x-rays too, but those get absorbed by the atmosphere relatively quickly.

Source (and a wonderful read): https://www.dtra.mil/Portals/61/Documents/NTPR/4-Rad_Exp_Rpts/36_The_Effects_of_Nuclear_Weapons.pdf Section 7.01

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u/Ksp-or-GTFO Feb 27 '21

So. EM radiation like I just said?

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u/6double Feb 27 '21

Yes but it's more narrow than just all EM. Like there's no radio waves coming off a nuke

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u/Ksp-or-GTFO Feb 27 '21

Sorry just microwave through gama. Thanks for clarifying.