Featured in mushroom cloudBYToday I Found OutSep 12, 2019ShareHere’s why nuclear explosions are often shaped like mushroomsSusan K. asks: Why do nuclear bombs make mushroom clouds? This phenomenon all comes down to a little something called the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, and by extension, convection. I’ll begin with the somewhat longer, but less geeky explanati… BYToday I Found OutSep 12, 2019Share
BYToday I Found OutSep 12, 2019ShareHere’s why nuclear explosions are often shaped like mushroomsSusan K. asks: Why do nuclear bombs make mushroom clouds? This phenomenon all comes down to a little something called the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, and by extension, convection. I’ll begin with the somewhat longer, but less geeky explanati… BYToday I Found OutSep 12, 2019Share
