Re:The meme-ification of the "Demon Core"
by julianeon on Friday November 22, 2024 @12:31AM
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I can't help but feel like this (completely overlooked) facet played a part in the humor for its original audience. From a certain point of view, he was 1 more casualty of a weapon that went on to kill 150-240k people thereafter. Live by the sword, etc.
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>he was 1 more casualty of a weapon that went on to kill 150-240k people thereafter. Live by the sword, etc.
The Slotin incident happened in 1946, after WW2 had ended.
Re:The meme-ification of the "Demon Core"
by colejohnson66 on Friday November 29, 2024 @09:03AM
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OP was referencing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The total deaths from those two atomic bombs is estimated at 150-240k.