I think of atomic explosions as art. Few things capture the sprit of the modern age as well as setting off the bomb.
In the resulting explosions I see all the power and knowledge and beauty of the modern age combined with all horror and nihilistic furry that have accompanied it. An exploding atomic bomb is the hell that is in man expressed in a technological form. It is perversely beautiful even in its ultimate futility.
I happen to be thinking about such art today because I came across this collection of atomic explosions. It is one of the best collections of atomic explosions on the web.
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