What If We Nuked the Mariana Trench?
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KaBOOM! What was that explosion? It was the Mariana Trench going up in a huge bomb blast!
You brought your biggest nuke, similar to the Tsar Bomba, down 11 km (7 mi) to Challenger Deep, the deepest point of the Mariana Trench. Despite the high underwater pressure, you managed to detonate your bomb.
Would you see a massive tsunami? Deadly radiation? And what would the impact on aquatic animals and marine life be?
Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/what-if-we-nuked-the-mariana-trench/
00:00 Nuking Mariana Trench
01:40 Thank you, Bitdefender!
02:44 Bomb transport
04:58 Detonation
05:55 Environmental effects
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References:
Mariana Trench: The Deepest Depths - https://www.livescience.com/23387-mariana-trench.html
Nereus Soars to the Ocean’s Deepest Trench - https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/nereus-soars-to-the-oceans-deepest-trench/
Guam Population - https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/guam-population/
The Tsar Bomba - https://www.ctbto.org/specials/testing-times/30-october-1961-the-tsar-bomba
Here's How Much Deadlier Today's Nukes Are Compared to WWII A-Bombs - https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a23306/nuclear-bombs-powerful-today/
Where Do Hurricanes Come From? - https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/stem-in-context/where-do-hurricanes-come
oceanic crust - https://www.britannica.com/science/oceanic-crust
How big is Earth? - https://www.space.com/17638-how-big-is-earth.html
Explainer: Earth — layer by layer - https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/explainer-earth-layer-layer
Do The Bright Lights Of Sea Submersibles (Used To Film Marine Life) Blind Aquatic Animals? - https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/animals/do-the-bright-lights-of-sea-submersibles-used-to-film-marine-life-blind-aquatic-animals.html
14 May 1955 - Wigwam - https://www.ctbto.org/specials/testing-times/14-may-1955-wigwam/
'Remarkable': Scientists amazed by thriving marine life at Bikini Atoll site where 23 atomic bombs were dropped - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fish-nuclear-weapons-bombs-sea-stanford-university-us-tests-hiroshima-a7842436.html
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