BrainStuff Classics: How Did Nuclear Weapons Testing Create New Minerals?
July 18, 20213m 53s
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Show Notes
The heat of nuclear weapons is enough to melt sand into glass. Learn the story of trinitite, the glass from the first atomic test site, in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/trinitite-first-nuclear-bomb-turned-sand-to-glass.htm
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