Horror Isn't Always Ugly...

I’ve deviated from my usual practice to publish this pic at full-size because of its horrific beauty. Click for larger.

Originally posted by Pierre J to his Flickr photo stream and used under a Creative Commons license. This photo of a French thermonuclear test in Polynesia is one of four. You can view all four pics in this set here. More on French nuclear testing here, including video.

(h/t for the photo: Chap, yet again today.)