Let me start off by saying that I know very little about thermonuclear devices or electromagnetism, so this part of my theory isn't exactly "scientifically though-out". But with that said, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's entirely possible that even though it appears Juliet was successful in detonationg the nuke, that maybe it won't have the catastrophic results that we would expect a nuclear bomb to have.
I'm not sure exactly how it could happen (again I'm no expert on the properties of nuclear science). But what if the bomb had some kind of crazy reaction with the electromagnetism, that somehow negated both the electromagnetism AND the radiation for a short time. And kept it at bay underneath the ground just long enough (108 minutes?) for the DHARMA people to have a chance to contain it, by pouring the concrete. (Remember Faraday did actually want the 'Others' to pour concrete over it to begin with. And the Chernobyl incident, which was a nuclear leak, was also contained by concrete)
If you think about it, whether Jack was always meant to bring that bomb to the Swan site, or not; There still was ALWAYS gonna be an 'Incident' involving the electromagnetism. So SOMETHING would have had to happen to subdue it long enough for them to pour the concrete over it. And they never would have been able to get close enough, if it never stopped drawing metal towards it, would they?
Anyway, that's my theory on what might have really happened with the infamous 'Incident'! :) Here is my theory on what could happen in the opening scene of season 6! Enjoy! :)
Season 6 opens with a shot of Jack's eyeball. It pans back a little, and we clearly see that he is on an airplane. He has a look of satisfaction on his face. His plan has worked! We even see other familiar faces all around the plane, including some of the characters who had died on the Island. But then his expression turns to surprise. He still has his memories of everything that happened since the last time he was on that plane!
All of a sudden he hears someone say "Hello, Jack". He turns around, and two rows behind him, there sits John Locke, grinning ear to ear. Jack gives him a friendly nod of the head, and turns back around, thinking to himself "How does he know my name? I don't recall meeting him before the plane crash". A few moments later, John walks up and sits next to him (meanwhile the audience is thinking "Shouldn't he be in a wheelchair?").
Jack, still in disbelief, says to him "I'm sorry. Do we know each other?". Locke chuckles, and replies "Jack, if I didn't know that this was all a dream, I'd actually be offended, considering everything you and I went through together. Did you know that you were the only person who actually came to my funeral?"
Jack has a look of horror on his face. He simply cannot believe it. The look of shock and disappointment on his face can't even be described with words. He can't even think of anything to say, so he just stares at Locke, with his jaw on the floor. Locke just grins, and says "I'm afraid it's true, Jack. I'm sorry to have to tell you this. But you're still on the Island.....And all this you see here? It's your conscience re-living this moment of your life. Our plane should actually be crashing any minute now".
Jack, of course, starts to have a panic attack, when he hears this. Locke pats him on the shoulder and tells him "It's OK, Jack. We'll be moving on before the crash. You've already witnessed that before. No since going through it again, right? And besides. There are much more important things I'd like to show you."
Still seeing the look of panic of Jack's face, he sees Cindy and tells her "I think we're gonna need a couple drinks". Then we see the opening Lost logo!
From that point, we could get an episode or two, where Locke takes Jack to various places (Ebenezer Scrooge, style), showing him the terrible consequences of what might have happened, had his plan actually succeeded.
So what do you guys think? I think this could be a pretty interesting scenario, if something similar to this happens! :)
I'm not sure exactly how it could happen (again I'm no expert on the properties of nuclear science). But what if the bomb had some kind of crazy reaction with the electromagnetism, that somehow negated both the electromagnetism AND the radiation for a short time. And kept it at bay underneath the ground just long enough (108 minutes?) for the DHARMA people to have a chance to contain it, by pouring the concrete. (Remember Faraday did actually want the 'Others' to pour concrete over it to begin with. And the Chernobyl incident, which was a nuclear leak, was also contained by concrete)
If you think about it, whether Jack was always meant to bring that bomb to the Swan site, or not; There still was ALWAYS gonna be an 'Incident' involving the electromagnetism. So SOMETHING would have had to happen to subdue it long enough for them to pour the concrete over it. And they never would have been able to get close enough, if it never stopped drawing metal towards it, would they?
Anyway, that's my theory on what might have really happened with the infamous 'Incident'! :) Here is my theory on what could happen in the opening scene of season 6! Enjoy! :)
Season 6 opens with a shot of Jack's eyeball. It pans back a little, and we clearly see that he is on an airplane. He has a look of satisfaction on his face. His plan has worked! We even see other familiar faces all around the plane, including some of the characters who had died on the Island. But then his expression turns to surprise. He still has his memories of everything that happened since the last time he was on that plane!
All of a sudden he hears someone say "Hello, Jack". He turns around, and two rows behind him, there sits John Locke, grinning ear to ear. Jack gives him a friendly nod of the head, and turns back around, thinking to himself "How does he know my name? I don't recall meeting him before the plane crash". A few moments later, John walks up and sits next to him (meanwhile the audience is thinking "Shouldn't he be in a wheelchair?").
Jack, still in disbelief, says to him "I'm sorry. Do we know each other?". Locke chuckles, and replies "Jack, if I didn't know that this was all a dream, I'd actually be offended, considering everything you and I went through together. Did you know that you were the only person who actually came to my funeral?"
Jack has a look of horror on his face. He simply cannot believe it. The look of shock and disappointment on his face can't even be described with words. He can't even think of anything to say, so he just stares at Locke, with his jaw on the floor. Locke just grins, and says "I'm afraid it's true, Jack. I'm sorry to have to tell you this. But you're still on the Island.....And all this you see here? It's your conscience re-living this moment of your life. Our plane should actually be crashing any minute now".
Jack, of course, starts to have a panic attack, when he hears this. Locke pats him on the shoulder and tells him "It's OK, Jack. We'll be moving on before the crash. You've already witnessed that before. No since going through it again, right? And besides. There are much more important things I'd like to show you."
Still seeing the look of panic of Jack's face, he sees Cindy and tells her "I think we're gonna need a couple drinks". Then we see the opening Lost logo!
From that point, we could get an episode or two, where Locke takes Jack to various places (Ebenezer Scrooge, style), showing him the terrible consequences of what might have happened, had his plan actually succeeded.
So what do you guys think? I think this could be a pretty interesting scenario, if something similar to this happens! :)