"Fat Man"

     "Fat Man" was the next atomic bomb that China was so lucky to experience. However, it wasn't luck they experienced, it was a complete and utter mess. Fat Man struck Nagasaki rather than Hiroshima this time considering that there was nothing left in Hiroshima. Fat Man struck Nagasaki on the morning of August 9, only three day later of the bombing or Hiroshima. This bomb was made out of Plutonium-239, considered to be much more explosive and stronger than Little Boy which was made out of Uranium-235. Unlike the bombing of Hiroshima, the bombing of Nagasaki was a greater explosion, however, it didn't cover as much land as the bombing of Hiroshima due to it's topography, or terrain. The mountains and valleys disabled most of Fat Mans radiation therefore causing the coverage to a minimum. Even though the terrain worked wonders for many people, Fat Man still was capable of abolishing most of everything in its path. In the end, though, the bomb did it's job and killed approximately 20,000 people and greatly injured about 50,000 people.



This link will lead you to a video of Fat Man.
http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/5310124/1400994

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