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A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945 - by Isao Hashimoto
Isao Hashimoto's time-lapse map shows all 2053 nuclear explosions between 1945 and 1998, with each nation getting a blip and a running tally. Each second represents one month.
Why HN readers recommended it
Used as a striking visualization of the sheer scale and rhythm of nuclear testing, and as a model for conveying scale with a counter.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- aConcernedHuman
- Topic
- nuclear testing history
- Format
- other
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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That opening paragraph really puts the following time-lapse animation showing every nuclear explosion since 1945 in perspective: [VIDEO] One of the most fascinating things is seeing how every string of nuclear tests in Russia were quickly followed by many more detonations in the US.
malandrew on Hacker News · 2013-09
In Want to See China’s Latest Top Secret Military Site? Just Google ItHere's a timelapse of every nuclear explosion since 1945. It really puts into perspective just how many nukes have gone off for purposes other than to kill people. It's amazing that only two were used for violence. [VIDEO] According to the video, people have detonated …
sillysaurus3 on Hacker News · 2014-10
In The USSR used a nuclear charge to stop a gas well fire in 1966
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