SimNuke

Photo by Jesse Hammons, ©2005

(5:29 a.m. July 16th, 2005)

Held 60 years to the minute of the detonation of the first atom bomb, SimNuke was a memorial and response to six decades of the Atomic Age.

To simulate the iconic mushroom cloud, a ring of industrial fire suppression fans were modified to direct a pressurized mixture of biodiesel and gasoline.