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Atomic Skies

Personal blog · atomic-skies.blogspot.comhistoryscience

Atomic Skies is a personal blog at atomic-skies.blogspot.com about history and science. Since 2015, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times, most often “The Atomic Subterrene, melting tunnels with nuclear reactors.”. The last post was in 2016, but the archive is still widely read.

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8mentions?
7HN people?
2015–2023first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2021

Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link this blog for posts on unusual nuclear projects. Comments cite its posts on LAMPRE, a reactor that used molten plutonium, and on a nuclear-powered boring machine that melted rock.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Excursions into the history of atomic energy.

Most-linked posts?

  1. The Atomic Subterrene, melting tunnels with nuclear reactors.
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-06-22

What Hacker News says?

  1. pfdietz · 2021-08-24
    > insane nuclear projects Like LAMPRE, a reactor that used molten plutonium! https://atomic-skies.blogspot.com/2013/03/burning-metal-part...

    Comment linking /2013/03/burning-metal-part-1.html

    on “America Had an Atomic Mecha Warrior Robot”
  2. brudgers · 2018-02-08

    Submitted ABO Elementary School as a story · 11 points

    HN discussion
  3. gabcoh · 2023-10-11Recommends
    Potentially also of interest is this [0] article which describes the attempts to build a nuclear powered boring machine that worked by melting rather than cutting the rock. [0] http://atomic-skies.blogspot.com/2012/07/those-magnificent-m...

    Comment linking /2012/07/those-magnificent-men-and-their-atomic.html

    on “The Evolution of Tunnel Boring Machines”
  4. oryxandcake · 2022-06-22

    Submitted The Atomic Subterrene, melting tunnels with nuclear reactors. as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  5. Lammy · 2021-08-17

    Submitted Project CARRYALL (2014) as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  6. aww_dang · 2023-05-02

    Submitted To Peoria by Atom: Atomic-Powered Locomotives as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  7. aww_dang · 2021-02-16

    Submitted To Peoria by Atom as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  8. omnibrain · 2015-03-30

    Submitted Building a Spaceship in Dungeons and Dragons as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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