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blackbird
10-13-2007, 09:34 PM
This shot was taken in 1968 by the French army in the Fangataufa atoll. Codenamed Canopus, it yielded 2600 kt. Although this picture, like many of the series, is a work of the French Army (as far as I know) this is an original scan from a hardcopy I possess, and processed to remove dust and scratches. A strange view on such paradise-like landscape
:O

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7690/51067274509f77c4c23buf6.jpg
Barbarossa
10-13-2007, 09:38 PM
sacre bleu! :O
Alien5
10-13-2007, 09:45 PM
it reminds me of lord of the rings :0
WarrenBuffet
10-13-2007, 09:46 PM
I must have farted then.
Something Else
10-13-2007, 09:55 PM
thief! :glag:
blackbird
10-13-2007, 09:59 PM
thief! :glag:

:lol:

different source : http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Beautiful_Image_of_French_Nuclear_Test_Codename_Canopus_PIC
Alien5
10-13-2007, 10:07 PM
wallpapered
thewizeard
10-14-2007, 01:06 AM
It reminds me of the extreme number of cancer cases
lynx
10-14-2007, 02:21 AM
Who beat them in 1968? :unsure:
thewizeard
10-14-2007, 02:30 AM
Who beat them in 1968? :unsure:

I have missed your humour lynx so subtle so many layers..time for a new riddle thread I think! :)
Something Else
10-14-2007, 02:32 AM
9 Nov 1968
France 9 lost to 12 South Africa (http://2rugby.com/game/3608/)Bordeaux (Stade Municipal)
thewizeard
10-14-2007, 02:35 AM
..,which is why they needed a show of strength...