Ancient history lesson: In 1963 I was a nuclear weapons technician in the Army, and I was SOOO envious of the lucky guys who got to go to Johnson Island in the Pacific for the last atmospheric nuclear tests before the Atmospheric Test Ban Treaty took effect.
Shortly afterward we got orders to go into our storage bunkers and paint out the X in the model number of our Nike Hercules anti-aircraft missile warheads, meaning that now they had been tested and were no longer considered “experimental” despite having been in the arsenal for many years. I’m not totally positive, but I think that may have been the test that caused the EMP burst that blacked out Hawaii. Ah, good times, good times.
Not quite true. It’s not recommended for permanent resettlement since the local inhabitants would be eating food grown in the soil. So, why not turn it into a tourist mecca?
King_Shark over 12 years ago
How corny.
aarken over 12 years ago
The revenge of the mutant pop corn ( or how Popping Man got his super powers).
The Nihilist over 12 years ago
Ummm — I think I’ll pass, too many alpha and beta particles for my diet. No, honest really, ask your doctor…
pschearer Premium Member over 12 years ago
Ancient history lesson: In 1963 I was a nuclear weapons technician in the Army, and I was SOOO envious of the lucky guys who got to go to Johnson Island in the Pacific for the last atmospheric nuclear tests before the Atmospheric Test Ban Treaty took effect.
Shortly afterward we got orders to go into our storage bunkers and paint out the X in the model number of our Nike Hercules anti-aircraft missile warheads, meaning that now they had been tested and were no longer considered “experimental” despite having been in the arsenal for many years. I’m not totally positive, but I think that may have been the test that caused the EMP burst that blacked out Hawaii. Ah, good times, good times.
alan.gurka over 12 years ago
Not quite true. It’s not recommended for permanent resettlement since the local inhabitants would be eating food grown in the soil. So, why not turn it into a tourist mecca?
jay_dallas over 12 years ago
Now with glow in the dark kernels!
1MadHat Premium Member over 12 years ago
I don’t want to go to an island, just a bit of sea surrounded by coral. Specifically, the No Bikini Atoll……
Digital Frog over 12 years ago
What happened at Bikini wasn’t funny atoll
Larry Miller Premium Member over 12 years ago
Now that’s a real Jiffy Pop.
burleigh2 over 12 years ago
Now THAT would be KWICK pop! ;-)
joe vignone over 12 years ago
I remember as a kid waking up early to watch the nuclear bombs go off in Nevada on TV. Those were the days!
iced tea over 12 years ago
We bought ourselves an air popper because microwave popcorn started exploding in our small microwave. It makes better popcorn,too.
wvhappypappy over 12 years ago