Hydrogen bomb

A hydrogen bomb, also known as an H-bomb, is a thermonuclear weapon that uses isotopes of hydrogen for the purposes of fusion, which yields to nuclear fission, which is what makes bomb go boom. In the 1980 film Superman II, a group of radical French terrorists planted a bomb in an elevator at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Superman flew in to save the day and yanked the entire elevator car out of the building and hurled it into outer space. The bomb exploded harmlessly, but the ensuing shock waves shattered a dimensional barrier called the Phantom Zone, releasing three dangerous Kryptonian criminals.

Appearances

 * Superman II