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[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Am I dyslexic or is the joke unclear?

[–] DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social 51 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The picture is from old footage of a nuclear bomb test. The long shadow is cast by the flash of the explosion and this is right before the shockwave hits and levels the house.

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is this mandatory information? It seems like many comments here know what's up.

[–] wandermind@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This footage gets regularly played in documentaries and Youtube videos when nuclear weapons are discussed, so many people are familiar with it.

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