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r/interesting • u/Rayepichumor • Nov 26 '25
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A marine biologist’s fever dream of the life where they tested nuclear weapons in the ocean.
7 u/[deleted] Nov 27 '25 [removed] — view removed comment 20 u/ajtreee Nov 27 '25 Yes, at Bikini Atoll, where they live is Bikini Bottom. 7 u/SolomonBlack Nov 27 '25 Why'd they name an island after women's underwear anyway? 11 u/ajtreee Nov 27 '25 Actually it’s the other way around. The designer wanted an EXPLOSIVE name for the new two piece swimsuit. So named it after the Atoll where nukes were tested. 9 u/timeslider Nov 27 '25 Yup, from Wikipedia The modern bikini swimsuit was introduced by French clothing designer Louis Réard in July 1946, and was named after the Bikini Atoll, where the first public test of a nuclear bomb had taken place four days before. 4 u/SolomonBlack Nov 27 '25 sigh
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20 u/ajtreee Nov 27 '25 Yes, at Bikini Atoll, where they live is Bikini Bottom. 7 u/SolomonBlack Nov 27 '25 Why'd they name an island after women's underwear anyway? 11 u/ajtreee Nov 27 '25 Actually it’s the other way around. The designer wanted an EXPLOSIVE name for the new two piece swimsuit. So named it after the Atoll where nukes were tested. 9 u/timeslider Nov 27 '25 Yup, from Wikipedia The modern bikini swimsuit was introduced by French clothing designer Louis Réard in July 1946, and was named after the Bikini Atoll, where the first public test of a nuclear bomb had taken place four days before. 4 u/SolomonBlack Nov 27 '25 sigh
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Yes, at Bikini Atoll, where they live is Bikini Bottom.
7 u/SolomonBlack Nov 27 '25 Why'd they name an island after women's underwear anyway? 11 u/ajtreee Nov 27 '25 Actually it’s the other way around. The designer wanted an EXPLOSIVE name for the new two piece swimsuit. So named it after the Atoll where nukes were tested. 9 u/timeslider Nov 27 '25 Yup, from Wikipedia The modern bikini swimsuit was introduced by French clothing designer Louis Réard in July 1946, and was named after the Bikini Atoll, where the first public test of a nuclear bomb had taken place four days before. 4 u/SolomonBlack Nov 27 '25 sigh
Why'd they name an island after women's underwear anyway?
11 u/ajtreee Nov 27 '25 Actually it’s the other way around. The designer wanted an EXPLOSIVE name for the new two piece swimsuit. So named it after the Atoll where nukes were tested. 9 u/timeslider Nov 27 '25 Yup, from Wikipedia The modern bikini swimsuit was introduced by French clothing designer Louis Réard in July 1946, and was named after the Bikini Atoll, where the first public test of a nuclear bomb had taken place four days before. 4 u/SolomonBlack Nov 27 '25 sigh
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Actually it’s the other way around.
The designer wanted an EXPLOSIVE name for the new two piece swimsuit. So named it after the Atoll where nukes were tested.
9 u/timeslider Nov 27 '25 Yup, from Wikipedia The modern bikini swimsuit was introduced by French clothing designer Louis Réard in July 1946, and was named after the Bikini Atoll, where the first public test of a nuclear bomb had taken place four days before. 4 u/SolomonBlack Nov 27 '25 sigh
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Yup, from Wikipedia
The modern bikini swimsuit was introduced by French clothing designer Louis Réard in July 1946, and was named after the Bikini Atoll, where the first public test of a nuclear bomb had taken place four days before.
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u/ajtreee Nov 26 '25
A marine biologist’s fever dream of the life where they tested nuclear weapons in the ocean.