The March Hare
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TNT was created in 1863. The first nuclear weapon in 1945 released the same amount of energy as 20000 tons of tnt. The first hydrogen bomb to be made in 1952 released the same yield as 12000000 tons of tnt. The largest hydrogen bomb ever tested was in 1961 with the same yield as 50000000 of TNT. The tsar bomba's shock wave broke windows 560 miles away, knocked over buildings 300 miles away and gave third degree burns at 64 miles away. The bomb's yield was half what was originally intended.
We went from an explosive that could knock down a small shack to a bomb that could destroy a sixth of the united States in 98 years.
We went from an explosive that could knock down a small shack to a bomb that could destroy a sixth of the united States in 98 years.