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0 pointswat100009mo ago0 comments

Starfish Prime blew streetlight fuses 900 miles away. I don't think lighting can do that.

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As mentioned elsewhere, streetlights were a very different design back then.

Unless lightning strikes were blowing them out from 900+ miles away back then, I don’t see how that matters to my point.

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0 pointswat100009mo ago0 comments

Starfish Prime blew streetlight fuses 900 miles away. I don't think lighting can do that.

As mentioned elsewhere, streetlights were a very different design back then.

wat10000OP9mo ago

Unless lightning strikes were blowing them out from 900+ miles away back then, I don’t see how that matters to my point.

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