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— Soder’s Note: The music for this playlist typically has to involve cheap or outdated digital soundfonts used in a charming or somewhat silly way. One day I’ll link the full playlist but not today 🙏

Hey did you know that in May 1958, ARF began covertly researching the potential consequences of a nuclear explosion on the Moon? The main objective of the program, running under the auspices of the United States Air Force which had initially proposed it, was to cause a nuclear explosion that would be visible from Earth. It was hoped that such a display would boost the morale of the American people.[4]

At the time of the project's conception, newspapers were reporting a rumor that the Soviet Union was planning to detonate a hydrogen bomb on the Moon. According to press reports in late 1957, an anonymous source had divulged to a United States Secret Service agent that the Soviets planned to commemorate the anniversary of the October Revolution by causing a nuclear explosion on the Moon to coincide with a lunar eclipse on 7 November. News reports of the rumored launch included mention of targeting the dark side of the terminator—Project A119 would also consider this boundary as the target for an explosion. It was also reported that a failure to hit the Moon would likely result in the missile returning to Earth.[5]

A similar idea had been put forward by Edward Teller, the "father of the H-bomb", who, in February 1957, proposed the detonation of nuclear devices both on and some distance from the lunar surface to analyze the effects of the explosion.[6]"

Here’s a fun artifact for all the other kobolds out there: CRUNCHY CRYSTAL SWORD!!! >=3c

You can take bites out of it all you want! You just have to pick up a purple brick you might find laying around and it comes back!!!

It’s also pretty good at cleaving things — if you’re strong enough to lift this heckin thing. Had to cast mending quite a few times on the floor after dragging this thing around reorganizing. You’re free to take this on loan out of collections, but please try and minimize wreckage… I’m not actually that good and mending magic ;w;