Happy 65th Birthday Little Boy

[The Nal]

One square mile completely destroyed, 80,000 people killed instantly and maybe 140,000 people dead. Took 45 seconds. Changed the face of war, international relations forever.

Interestingly, at one stage during the Vietnam War they were dropping the same amount of bombs per week as explosives contained in the Hiroshima bomb.

Edited August 6, 2010 by The Nal

[Cardboard Box City]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1oVI_xaMs

[The Nal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1oVI_xaMs

[Gre]

Tsutomu Yamaguchi - possibly the luckiest/unluckiest man ever.

He was on business in Hiroshima when the first bomb was dropped, and despite his injuries, started back at work in his home town of Nagasaki on the day the second bomb was dropped.

Died earlier this year of stomach cancer, aged 93.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi

[The Nal]

Tsutomu Yamaguchi - possibly the luckiest/unluckiest man ever.

He was on business in Hiroshima when the first bomb was dropped, and despite his injuries, started back at work in his home town of Nagasaki on the day the second bomb was dropped.

Died earlier this year of stomach cancer, aged 93.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi

[Alcatraz]

Tsutomu Yamaguchi - possibly the luckiest/unluckiest man ever.

He was on business in Hiroshima when the first bomb was dropped, and despite his injuries, started back at work in his home town of Nagasaki on the day the second bomb was dropped.

Died earlier this year of stomach cancer, aged 93.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi

[The Nal]

Fatboy dropped on Nagasaki 65 years ago today. Only about 80,000 killed. Hardly worth posting I suppose.

[Kowalski]

Fatboy dropped on Nagasaki 65 years ago today. Only about 80,000 killed. Hardly worth posting I suppose.

[Cardboard Box City]

Fatboy dropped on Nagasaki 65 years ago today.

[Alcatraz]

The second bomb was called 'Fat Man', it was dropped from a B-29 superfortress called Bockscar.

[Cardboard Box City]

[rabid]

Tsutomu Yamaguchi - possibly the luckiest/unluckiest man ever.

He was on business in Hiroshima when the first bomb was dropped, and despite his injuries, started back at work in his home town of Nagasaki on the day the second bomb was dropped.

Died earlier this year of stomach cancer, aged 93.

http://en.wikipedia....utomu_Yamaguchi

[The Nal]

The second bomb was called 'Fat Man', it was dropped from a B-29 superfortress called Bockscar.

[Langdale Wolf]

This is true. I merged the two names in my excitement.

Interestingly, these days, give or take a day or two, is also the dates of the Manson murders. something eveil in the air in August methinks. Hurricane Katrina, Princess Di.

[The Nal]

That excellent docu-drama featuring the interview with Linda Kasabian was on the Crime channel last night. Fascinating stuff.

[Kowalski]

This is true. I merged the two names in my excitement.

Interestingly, these days, give or take a day or two, is also the dates of the Manson murders. something eveil in the air in August methinks. Hurricane Katrina, Princess Di.

[The Nal]

Are you saying she was evil?

If so, fair point.

[Ed209]

f**k You Dolphin and Whale!!

[Langdale Wolf]

Watched it yeah, scary stuff.

Good excuse to post that pic of Susan Atkins in court again too!!

[sifi]

I'v finally read the book, and yes, it now give me the creeps more than it used to.