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What is the relationship/difference between Splitting the Atom, Atom Smasher, and Atom Bomb?

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What is the relationship/difference between Splitting the Atom, Atom Smasher, and Atom Bomb?

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Ken Vong of Ken’s World on a String seems to sum it up nicely with this annotated explanation taken from his explanation of the trick Split the Atom . It says: A lot of people seem to get the “Atom Smasher” (also known as “Atom Bomb”) and “Split the Atom” mixed up so it’s my duty to straighten things out by showing you both of them. Some say they’re the same trick. Well in fact, they are not. Some older books and videos have these two tricks confused too. The “Atom Smasher” utilizes the split bottom entry mount and has more underpasses and somersaults. “Split the Atom” is a more simpler trick which involves a front mount, one underpass, a somersault and a dismount. Here’s a quote from an AYYA newsletter where Dale Oliver addresses this issue. “Past President and current member, Dale Oliver, explained the history of three tricks with similar names – Atomic Bomb/Splitting the Atom/ and Atom Smasher, which have in the past confused man

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