3 HN users recommended this explainer3 months2021–2025score 3
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN commenters bring it up as a good related watch in any thread about fallout, nuclear tests or detecting hidden events through indirect evidence.
Veritasium tells how Kodak film was fogged by radioactive fallout from the first atomic tests, letting the company detect nuclear testing before anyone announced it. The video also covers the deal to keep it quiet and how fallout contaminated packaging.
“Veritasium did an eye opening vid on how fallout blew across the country and was ruining Kodak's film on the East Coast.” (HN, 2025)
At least LA wasn't down wind. Veritasium did an eye opening vid on how fallout blew across the country and was ruining Kodak's film on the East Coast. And they stayed quiet it about it. How Kodak Exposed Nuclear Testing [this video]
Fallout across the country ruined Kodak film, and it was kept quiet.
It's interesting how powerful these bombs can be. Reminds me of when Kodak was able to detect atomic bomb testing in the US because of fogging on their X-ray films. [link] [this video]
Explains how Kodak film fogging revealed atomic tests.
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