Eli5: how is nuclear test footage so stable? Wouldn’t it be shaken from the shock wave?

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Eli5: how is nuclear test footage so stable? Wouldn’t it be shaken from the shock wave?

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Yes, and the cameras are shaken. The difference is that the shockwave travels much slower than the light, and since nukes are so powerful, the camera has to be very far away. This means it takes a while for the shockwave to arrive at the camera (many seconds or even minutes).

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