What was the most destructive event ever witnessed by Man?

Question

I'm talking a real time event, not something that happened eons ago, like the Horrendous Kablooie or formation of our Solar System.

hint: it was equal to 6,000,000 megatons of TNT

Another clue: It happened within the last 20 years....a spectacular event viewed by millions.

Last clue: its fireball and plume was as large as the Earth.

Answer 1

Is NO ONE actually reading the entire question? The question clearly states that it happened within the last 20 years (that rules out WW 2, Krakatoa, St Helens and the bombs dropped on Japan) The questions said the event was LAREGR than the planet Earth. How could something happen on the planet that is physically bigger than the planet. The ShooMaker Levy (sp)commet pieces slamming into Jupiter happened in the last 20 years, happened in real time, had a HUGE plume and hit with tremendous energy.

Answer 2

I think the answer is obvious: WW2. No other single event in human history is responsible -- thank God -- for the astounding 50 million deaths of the Second World War.
A comparison -- 9/11 took some 3 000 lives, Hiroshima and Nagasaki about 300 000 (and they were a part of the war anyway), the Asian tsunami some 250 000, World War 1 some 10 million.

Answer 3

1975... This became being taught in additional beneficial than one way and all tell-thoughts pointed to 1975. One base became "the top might want to come, Armageddon and all, 'earlier' those the right age to work out and understand the events of 1914 were the turning element died. this may mean someone might want to be able of work out the events of 1914 with an man or woman or mature concepts. As I recognize it maximum JWs theory the bottom reduce of this age to be about 13 years old in 1914. and the youngest of that era might want to be seventy 4 in 1975. What did the Watchtower base this education on? 2 scriptures one refers to Jesus asserting "this era shall not bypass away" and those "warning signs are the indicators to seem for". The Watchtower taught this puzzling and quick: that the events of 1914 were the indicators to seem for and it became that era which may be alive and can want to work out those warning signs might want to also see the top. 108 years later... The Watchtower and the present JWs are nevertheless explaining away the pretend education and prophecy. for sure the Watchtower and the 'reasoners' blame it on those that left after seeing the education for what it truly is 'pretend' asserting they misunderstood and are apostates.

Answer 4

The most destructive event ever witnessed by mankind was most definitely the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki.

To think of all the Japanese citizens that died on those days not to mention allied troops that were there in Japan as prisoners one can not help but strongly believe in the future disarmament of all countries who hold nuclear weapons.

Answer 5

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa?

The Tunguska event in 1908?

Answer 6

"What was the most destructive event ever witnessed by Man?"

You mean, besides the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

I don't know, that's a tough one. I once saw in a pornographic movie an extremely overweight woman engaged in sexual intercourse. Very destructive stuff.

And stop capitalizing the word "man." We aren't THAT special!

Answer 7

Massacre at Vietnam? Hitler's rampages? Perhaps some old war a few thousand years ago.
Or, if you look to the future, armeggedon.

Answer 8

I think you are referring to the catastrophic destruction of the volcano Mt. St. Helens in northern Oregon.

Answer 9

What Noah had to endure being ridiculed and then the great flood. Imagine being one of the only ones to be left on this earth and seeing everyone around you destroyed. Keeping faith after that, that our God is not cruel but that others deserve their exacting punishments. It makes you think doesn't it?

Answer 10

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