Flash burn is any burn injury caused by intense flashes of light, high voltage electric current, or strong thermal radiation. These may originate from, for example, a sufficiently large BLEVE, a thermobaric weapon explosion or a nuclear blast of sufficient magnitude. Damage to the eye(s) caused by ultraviolet rays is known as photokeratitis.

Shadows

In some instances, such as after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, shadows can be left on surrounding surfaces after flash burns. A notable example is Human Shadow Etched in Stone.

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