Every Bomb in History vs. the Same City

The same city. Ten bombs, from the heaviest bomb of the Second World War to the Tsar Bomba at full power. Watch each one fall, then see exactly how far the damage reaches, on the city and on a real map of New York, always centred on Times Square so you can compare them on Manhattan. The smallest one breaks windows 340 m away. The biggest one burns skin 77 km away. Which one surprised you the most? Leave it in the comments. CHAPTERS 0:00 Grand Slam · 6.5 tons 0:33 MOAB · 11 tons 1:06 Father of All Bombs · 44 tons 1:39 Little Boy · 15 kilotons 2:14 Fat Man · 21 kilotons 2:49 Ivy King · 500 kilotons 3:24 Ivy Mike · 10.4 megatons 3:59 Castle Bravo · 15 megatons 4:33 Tsar Bomba · 50 megatons 5:08 Tsar Bomba at full power · 100 megatons Most bombs are not meant to hit the ground: they explode in the air, because from up there the blast reaches much farther. Every bomb is shown as an airburst at its optimal height over the same fictional city, so the sizes can be compared fairly, except the Grand Slam, an earthquake bomb that burrowed into the ground before exploding. Ivy Mike and Castle Bravo were test devices, not droppable bombs. The 100-megaton Tsar Bomba was designed but never detonated at full power. Damage radii are approximate and follow the standard scaling used by tools like NUKEMAP. Russia's 44-ton figure is its own claim. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright). The Grey Tide makes 3D simulations of history. #nuclear #tsarbomba #history