The Tsar Bomba: The Day Humans Outran the Sun! #history #shorts #tzar

The Tsar Bomba: The Day Humans Outran the Sun! #history #shorts #tzar On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated a device so powerful it redefined the word "destruction." Known as the Tsar Bomba, it remains the largest human-made explosion in history. At 50 megatons, it was 3,300 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The test was so extreme that the parachute-equipped Tu-95 bomber was given only a 50% chance of survival; the pilot barely escaped the shockwave that sent his aircraft into a 3,000-foot freefall. The impact was apocalyptic. The flash of light was seen 600 miles away, and the heat was so intense it could cause third-degree burns 60 miles from ground zero. The mushroom cloud punched through the atmosphere, reaching a height of 42 miles—nearly five times the height of Mount Everest. The shockwave was so massive that it circled the entire planet three times, and seismic sensors worldwide registered the blast as a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. The explosion literally flattened the landscape, turning the test island of Novaya Zemlya into a smooth, glazed surface of glass and ash. It was a terrifying display of power that forced the world to realize that in a nuclear war, there are no winners. #tsarbomba #coldwar #history #nuclearenergy #scienceshorts #militaryhistory #explosion #physics #sovietunion #ManMadeDisasters #historyfacts #didyouknow #worldpower #atomicage #shockingfacts