User named Aldous: "Alright, I'll py; as a biology person and a human, I need a little entertainment. I can understand that this weapon can kill a lot of people in an instant, but I want to know more... What exactly is the mechanism of death that happens to living things after the explosion?"
User named Sun Wei: "I also want to know what our master swindler's expnation is like."
James read all the criticism and insults and diatribes, but to him this was a success; after all, people would tend to get angry if they lost and were humiliated. Most importantly, this was just a cheap prank forum that he was trying to get back at.
Without hesitation, without pause, without the slightest change in his professional tone, @Only_James began typing.
Only James: "Let's start from the first second of the explosion. When a nuclear bomb is detonated, there are three main factors at work almost simultaneously: extreme heat, shock waves, and initial radiation. Within the core radius of the explosion, temperatures can reach several million degrees Celsius in a fraction of a second. The air around ground zero is instantly ionized, creating a fireball with temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun. Within this zone, any form of biological matter would instantly vaporize into ash-bones, organs, tissues, everything would vanish instantly. If someone is within this radius, they will not have time to realize what is happening. One second they are there, the next second they are gone."
Only James: "Next up is the shock wave. The explosion will create extreme pressure that propagates outward at the speed of sound or more. Buildings, vehicles, infrastructure within the effective radius will crumble like crumpled paper. Even concrete structures designed to withstand earthquakes can crumble in just seconds. These waves not only destroy inanimate objects, but also tear through the human body; internal organs can rupture, bones can shatter, and anyone who is not far enough away from the center of the explosion will be thrown with enough speed to kill them before their body hits the ground again."
Only James: "And that's just the beginning. If someone is far enough away to survive the initial shockwave, they still have to deal with the effects of radiant heat. Skin exposed to gamma rays and X-rays from the bst will burn in a matter of milliseconds. The degree of burn will depend on the distance, but even those who are several kilometers from ground zero can still suffer third-degree burns severe enough to cause death within the next few days. Those farther away will survive the immediate burns, but not the other slower, more violent effects."
User named Ryor: "Wait... that means it's not just those in the main zone who will die?"
Only James: "Exactly. We haven't talked about the effects of radiation spreading after the explosion. After the initial stage of destruction, there are two types of radiation that must be taken into account. Initial radiation, and residual radiation. Initial radiation occurs within the first few seconds and mainly affects those within the bst radius. However, more terrifying is the residual radiation, these are radioactive particles that are thrown into the atmosphere and carried by the wind. Depending on weather conditions and wind direction, these particles can spread to very distant areas, even across continents. Those who inhale this radioactive dust will not die immediately, but the effects will develop over days to years."
User with the name Steven: "Excellent nonsense, carry on."
James went on with his exposition without missing a beat.
Only James: "It is time now to talk about genetic mutations. Radiation produced by nuclear detonations can damage DNA in the cells of the body, bringing about mutations that the body cannot repair. In the short term, it may lead to cancers that will occur quicker than normal. In the long run, this effect may go on to affect various traits of the next generation; these can be things such as birth defects, developmental disorders, and other genetic anomalies that in no way will be put right. People living within a certain radius of the bst site will face much higher rates of cancer, dramatically increased rates of birth defects, and a popution that is slowly degenerating biologically due to pa".
However, before he could finish his st sentence, his comment was cut off.
The account with the name @Only_James suddenly disappeared from the forum, leaving only anonymous posts and comments on it.
There was no warning, no error message, no trace that he had ever existed other than his comments still pstered on the discussion page. All those who are still reading and waiting are thinking, "Maybe he's just having a connection problem or some kind of server outage."
Then, after some minutes passed and still there was no sign of activity by @Only_James, some suspicion began to arise.
Some instantly contacted their colge in the field of cybersecurity, trying to ascertain what had transpired. After coordinating efforts with multiple person having accessibility to global internet systems, they finally got their reply. The account @Only_James had been permanently banned from this forum by the center.
And that's where the uproar began. No one knew for sure who ordered the block, but specution soon ran wild.
User named Yuta: "This is no coincidence, there's no way his account could suddenly disappear for no reason."
User named Malcolm: "Government. This must be their doing. They were afraid of their secret project being exposed, so they decided to silence him before he could say more."
User named Everett: "There's no evidence for that, it could just be a technical glitch. It's better to wait for a while, instead of accusing others."
User named Eleanor: "Technical error? Seriously? This is a forum that doesn't even have a regur domain, but suddenly someone who attracts the most attention is banned just like that? This is no coincidence."
Meanwhile, the forum began to split into two camps. The first camp gave @Only_James a chance, he was seen as someone who really knew what he was talking about. Someone whose ideas were considered so threatening that some interested parties chose to eliminate him.
The second camp argues that this is just a trick of someone who is a master deceiver, skilled in the art of argumentation and theorizing, yet has absolutely no real skill at what he talks about. They believe that if he were a real scientist, then he would have an academic track record, publications, or at the very least credible evidence that he is an authority on the topic he is talking about.
Despite this, the majority of people believe that James is the King of Swindlers; a master trickster who is able to manipute many people with his insight and poise.
User named Kim Sohyun: "Maybe we're all just fooled, maybe he's just someone who's too articute and we all fell into his trap."
User named Lysander: "@Kim Sohyun. If he's a fraud, how can he expin something that even we can't refute? How could he come up with an answer that even the most brilliant physicists gathered here couldn't refute, without relying on rusty theories and formus that could?"
The debate keeps heating up, but one thing on which both sides reach consensus is that whatever comes of @Only_James, this discussion has already gathered the attention of not just the international scientific community.
Moreover, outside of this very forum, those more powerful than just scientists are beginning to mobilize.