Bhangmeters
All satellites used for atmospheric nuclear detonation monitoring
incorporate a detection device called a bhangmeter. Bhangmeters
detect and record the distinctive double-humped optical signature
of an atmospheric nuclear detonation.
The name bhangmeter originated with some of the early skeptics
who did not believe such sensing was possible. "Bhang"
is a variation of Indian hemp that is smoked for its hallucinogenic
impact. Apparently some thought that anyone who believed such an
approach feasible must have been smoking hallucinogens.
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