Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons

[lyricaldanichan]

Thought this was interesting to see various nukes hit using Google Maps
and tells you the range from the explosion. Kinda morbid but I guess if you
have to know how EFF'd you are, this is the best site to find out!

http://www.carloslabs.com/projects/200712B/GroundZero.html

[JTchinoy]

i was amused for about 2 minutes.  I'm done playing with it now.

[Steve.Young]

Kinda makes you sad

[lyricaldanichan]

True, it gives you a interesting perspective about life. I wonder if this was available during the 80's if this would be more of a propaganda tool then education?

Kinda makes you sad

[Mizuki]

I'll need this when I become the ruler of the world.

[TC X0 Lt 0X]

Just out of range if San Fran gets nuked.
The asteroid one made me lol.

[JohnnyAR]

Perfect...

[Nanashi]

Well, this is the thermal damage. It doesn't take into account the damage/deaths caused by the shockwave/fall out.

[Gatsby]

O_o Why world why?

[lyricaldanichan]

Yeah I was a bit shocked to see the asteroid results. I was thinking smaller ones hitting, not like the 2nd impact or something!

[Rodney_Pheonix]

Whelp, I've figured out that if nukes fall, anything larger than a 50 megaton hitting the nearest population centers will pretty much screw my home town.

[G.I.R]

Whelp, I've figured out that if nukes fall, anything larger than a 50 megaton hitting the nearest population centers will pretty much screw my home town.

Fifty Megatons?  Not likely.  There has only been one (Thermo)-Nuclear bomb with that much power, and Really large bombs are considered not practical  (better to use smaller nukes spread out).

[Rodney_Pheonix]

Whelp, I've figured out that if nukes fall, anything larger than a 50 megaton hitting the nearest population centers will pretty much screw my home town.

Fifty Megatons?  Not likely.  There has only been one (Thermo)-Nuclear bomb with that much power, and Really large bombs are considered not practical  (better to use smaller nukes spread out).

I'm just saying that anything larger than a fifty megaton. I never said it would be practical.

[Roguethe]

Holy Hell, look at that asteroid, we would be screeeewed.