That's a big bomb

Alex · 03-30-2006, 04:21 PM

Video of the May 4, 1988 explosion of the PEPCON rocket fuel factory outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The resulting mushroom cloud momentarily had people thinking that Henderson, Nevada had been nuked by the Russians.

In the video note the time between the explosion and hearing the explosion and just how loud it was from a camera position many miles away.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-30-2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Video of the May 4, 1988 explosion of the PEPCON rocket fuel factory outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The resulting mushroom cloud momentarily had people thinking that Henderson, Nevada had been nuked by the Russians.

Gotta love the 80s...when they thought the Russions would actually bother to nuke Henderson, NV.

Alex · 03-30-2006, 04:46 PM

Well, it isn't so farfetched to think they might nuke Hoover Dam and miss.

I don't know how many people thought that, that is just the recollection of one of my former coworkers who lived in Vegas at the time and was in school when the building started shaking.

Moonliner · 03-30-2006, 05:23 PM

Yup, people were silly back then. As opposed to today when people think Osama bin Laden is going to attack Dillingham, Alaska.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Video of the May 4, 1988 explosion of the PEPCON rocket fuel factory outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The resulting mushroom cloud momentarily had people thinking that Henderson, Nevada had been nuked by the Russians. In the video note the time between the explosion and hearing the explosion and just how loud it was from a camera position many miles away.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well, it isn't so farfetched to think they might nuke Hoover Dam and miss. I don't know how many people thought that, that is just the recollection of one of my former coworkers who lived in Vegas at the time and was in school when the building started shaking.
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Yup, people were silly back then. As opposed to today when people think Osama bin Laden is going to attack Dillingham, Alaska. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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