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Wikipedia Trail: From Hindu Mythological Wars to Nuclear Fallout


  • Hindu Mythological Wars
    • Ancient Hindu wars are the battles described in the Hindu texts of ancient India. These battles depict great heroes, demons, magic weapons, supernatural beings. Most of the major wars were said to be fought to uphold Dharma (righteousness that brings prosperity to humanity) over Adharma (wickedness that causes humanity to suffer). Source: Hindu Mythological Wars Wiki
  • Celestial Weapons
    • Brahmastra: is a weapon said to be embedded with the power of Brahma that releases millions of missiles that can cause mass destruction and even the end of civilizations if not wielded by a celestial fighter. The power of this weapon is compared to that of modern nuclear weapons. Source: Celestial Weapons 
  • Nuclear Weapon
    • "A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions." Source: Nuclear Weapon Wiki
  • Nuclear Fallout
    • "Is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash created when a nuclear weapon explodes. Fallout may get entrained with the products of a pyrocumulus cloud and fall as black rain." Source: Nuclear Fallout Wiki
    • Which all sounds terrifying tbh. 
(Brahmastra from "What Are The Most Destructive Weapons In Hinduism")

(Fallout 4 Vault Boy from G2A.com) 

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  1. UnknownApril 9, 2018 at 6:49 PM

    Hi there! Your Wikipedia Trails was pretty dark, from celestial weapons to nuclear weapons and nuclear fallout. There's such a fear surrounding nuclear weapons and when they're going to be used, which I bet is pretty similar to how the citizens in the Epics felt wondering whenever one of the celestial weapons would be used to wreak havoc. I can't imagine the black rain the nuclear fallout talked about either, scary stuff.

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