WelcomeUser Guide
ToSPrivacyCanary
DonateBugsLicense

©2025 Poal.co

(post is archived)

[–] 2 pts

The 1993 date doesnt seem right. The Elephant's Foot was still pretty hot in 1996: https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/chernobyl-elephants-foot-jpg.159172/

Super cool video though.

[–] 2 pts

It was either 1993 or 1997. Maybe 1997. I remember this was a crew tasked with evaluating the rubble and radiation in preparation for the New Safe Confinement.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_New_Safe_Confinement

[–] 0 pt

What is it with the name “The Elephant’s Foot” that’s so foreboding? It’s somethin

[–] 1 pt

It looks a bit like one.

[–] 0 pt

Yep, of course. More so a reference to a large, God-created beast vs a huge manmade problem. I may be other thinking while over drinking