Rope trick effect

Nuclear explosion milliseconds after detonation. From the Operation Teapot test series in Nevada, 1955, showing fireball and rope trick effects.

Rope trick is the term given by American nuclear physicist John Malik to the curious lines and spikes which emanate from the fireball of nuclear explosions under certain conditions, just after detonation.[1][2]

  1. ^ "OPERATION TUMBLER-SNAPPER - 1952". Radiochemistry Society. Archived from the original on 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  2. ^ "John S. Malik is Cited for EMP Work" (PDF). Los Alamos National Laboratory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2024-01-27.