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Trinity Test 7.16.45

posted 18 years ago by kbraden271
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Did anyone else notice at the end of the film when all of the electrical leads to the core are being cut simultaneously that the digits on the LED of Paul's gadget read 7.16.45?

7.16.45 is July 17th, 1945, the date of the worlds's first nuclear detonation at Alamagordo, NM.

I doubt that it is coincidental on the part of the director, and a nice homage to the ground-breaking research and history from the original Manhattan Project.

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[–] cookookymon-1 18 years ago

how does 7.16.45 translate into July 17th, 1945?

[–] jackburton212 17 years ago

Because it doesn't blow up in the movie. It's just before the explossion like the day before the test. 7/16/45

[–] jm1681 16 years ago

The test was on the 16th guys ;)

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[–] mastertiger 16 years ago

y'know, as much as I've watched this movie and love it, I never made the connection to the Trnity Test.

Nice observation!!

[–] mistrdeth 16 years ago

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