In all over 118 New York firefighters claimed they heard explosions just before the collapse of both Towers. ibid.
Around the world high-rise steel buildings have remained standing despite the most intense fire damage. ibid.
‘The missing evidence is the aircraft.’ ibid. professor of materials
Molten aluminium can be one of the most explosive substances in the world. ibid.
The presence of aircraft debris in the fires could provide a solution to the outstanding question of why so many people heard explosions prior to the collapse. ibid.
Cleveland was rapidly becoming the bombing capital of the world. The following year – 1977 – 37 explosions rocked the city and surrounding area. Mobsters: Danny Greene, FYI 21010
At exactly 8.15 an American bombardier above them pulled a lever. The commuters may have seen a flash of light but within seconds they and the city of Hiroshima were engulfed in the largest man-made explosion in history. James Fox, The Art of Japanese Life II: Cities, BBC 2017
A daring expedition makes its way to one of the most remote places on Earth: Bikini Atoll. It’s here to explore the world’s most extraordinary ship graveyard: giant Japanese and American warships rest side by side on the ocean floor. These once proud ships were sacrificed in one of the most spectacular experiments of all time. Ghost Fleet of Bikini Atoll, National Geographic 2018
The Bikinians had barely left in 1946 when Operation Crossroads Taskforce One descended on their Atoll. ibid.
Goats, sheep, rats and pigs were placed aboard the target vessels. ibid.
The first [Bikini] atomic test codenamed Able ... It would be the first atomic bomb to explode in peacetime. ibid.
But few of the large ships ... had sunk. The disappointment was enormous. Especially for the Air Force who had hoped for much more spectacular results. ibid.
The military finally had their spectacle. ibid.
What impact did this have on marine and island life? ibid.
Banished from their home a second time. ibid.
By 1958 the United States had tested twenty-three nuclear bombs on Bikini, climaxing with the Hydrogen bomb test – codenamed Bravo. ibid.
Radiation is still dangerously present in the eco-system. No-one knows for sure how this will affect island and marine wildlife in the long run. ibid.
The Big Bang: the most violent explosion there has ever been brought everything into existence. This early universe was hot – so hot it contained only raging energy. After just one second some energy was transformed into the seeds of matter, and the universe filled with a dense fog. 400,000 years passed as the universe grew, and eventually the fog settled to form atoms. Horizon: Is Everything We Know About the Universe Wrong? BBC 2010
30th June 1908, Siberia: The region of Tunguska sees the biggest explosion in human history. In one hour the explosion and the great fire that followed destroy a region of forest the size of Greater London. They say that the Tunguska explosion had the force of more than 1,000 Hiroshimas. Big Bang in Tunguska, Netflix 2008
There is still no conclusive evidence. And no shortage of explanations. ibid.
‘My favourite theory is that it was a spacecraft from another planet.’ ibid. scientist