Nuclear-Weapons Expert Breaks Down 8 Nuclear Bombs In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

There's something captivating about watching a nuclear scientist give a serious analysis of something so absurd as Indy's nuke proof fridge.

Most underrated thing about Oppenheimer was the several seconds of silence after the detonation. Since the scientists were 5 miles away from the bomb, it would’ve been about 23 seconds before the sound reached them

I really enjoyed Oppenheimer and apparently I was so engaged watching it that my brain short circuited a bit. As the explosion went off without sound, the artistic part of my brain "approved" that Nolan made the scene silent to emphasize the magnitude of the test. Half a second later, the science part of my brain rebukes "light travels faster than sound dummy."

Should have included the nuclear detonation dream scene that Sarah Connor has in Terminator 2 Judgement Day. James Cameron has claimed physicists have complemented him on how realistic that scene was

The Pacific Rim seabed nuke and the T2 ones should have been included for both their uniqueness and prominence in their respective films. Hope we get a part 2 to this video.

My grandad was in the RAF's V-Bombers, who would have the job of retaliating against the USSR if nuclear war came about. Since that fortunately never happened, they spent most of their time smuggling things from the US, and dropping them from the bomb bays on their landing approach to be collected by waiting colleagues.

The detonation scene in T2 has been called by many experts as the most realistic depiction ever. So real in fact it's been called the best nuclear detearant ever from scientists.

Kinda surprised Oppenheimer only got a 7/10, it's supposed to be pretty accurate to what happened during the Trinity test as far as I know. Since it was the first ever atomic bomb test all the different scientists had different ideas of what kind of protection they thought was appropriate (Teller wearing sunscreen, Feynman with the windshield, etc)

I would love to see a second part with some more movies like Terminator 2!

Thank you for “You don’t get EMP unless it’s a detonation high in the atmosphere” – I’ve been saying this since the movie came out. There’s also Travolta acting like an “exposed core” would affect you like poison gas or something.

0:28 The Dark Knight Rises 1:44 Armageddon 3:02 Oppenheimer 5:13 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 8:44 Broken Arrow 11:02 The Avengers 12:16 American Assassin 14:34 Dr Strangelove

Fun fact about Operation Crossroads (the US nuclear naval tests), one of the ships used in the tests was the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen which was one of two of the only intact large German warships that survived WW2 (the light cruiser Nurnberg was 2nd ship).. Which it was able to survive the blasts from both of the nuclear tests Able & Baker... It did later sink though 5 months later, from the leaks it had which couldn't be repaired due it being too radioactive from the 2 bomb blasts for any personal to make repairs...

I love when you have real scientists talking about real science. More please!

I've been absolutely fascinated by nuclear bombs and their destructive capabilities since I was a kid. Loved seeing Oppenheimer in theaters. Loved the HBO series Chernobyl too. Terrifying and fascinating at the same time. I hope we never see the use of a bomb capable of this ever again

This was actually one of my favorites of this series. A lot of the physics I'd always taken for granted, like what happens with a nuke in space (especially as a sci-fi fan), really surprised me

I watched 'Dr Strangelove: Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb' (1964) for the first time just recently and highly recommend it. Another Stanley Kubrick masterpiece. 🙂🇦🇺

The way he just adamantly said he has no knowledge of a doomsday device makes me feel like there’s absolutely a doomsday device somewhere 😂

"I have no knowledge of any doomsday device in existence." Sounds like a quote from Dr. Strangelove...so it also sounds exactly like what someone with knowledge of a doomsday device would say.

"we've had yields that were a little bit higher than people thought..." Bro Castle Bravo had more than double the predicted yield. It vaporized an island and spread fallout over hundreds of square miles.

As a long-time Indiana Jones fan, and also a scientist who is very critical of science’s incorrect portrayal in movies, I am very glad to see Indy’s invincible fridge adventure not get the lowest possible rating in this episode 😂