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Title: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: lyricaldanichan on January 08, 2009, 10:52:15 PM
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

Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: JTchinoy on January 08, 2009, 11:41:05 PM
i was amused for about 2 minutes.  I'm done playing with it now.
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: Steve.Young on January 09, 2009, 12:10:55 AM
Kinda makes you sad
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: lyricaldanichan on January 09, 2009, 12:21:25 AM
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?


Quote from: Steve.Young on January 09, 2009, 12:10:55 AM
Kinda makes you sad
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: Mizuki on January 09, 2009, 01:29:52 AM
I'll need this when I become the ruler of the world.
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: TC X0 Lt 0X on January 09, 2009, 06:37:45 PM
Just out of range if San Fran gets nuked.
The asteroid one made me lol.
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: JohnnyAR on January 09, 2009, 09:17:35 PM
Perfect...
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: Nanashi on January 11, 2009, 09:31:39 AM
Well, this is the thermal damage. It doesn't take into account the damage/deaths caused by the shockwave/fall out.
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: Gatsby on January 11, 2009, 08:12:11 PM
O_o Why world why?
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: lyricaldanichan on January 12, 2009, 11:12:18 PM
Yeah I was a bit shocked to see the asteroid results. I was thinking smaller ones hitting, not like the 2nd impact or something!
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: Rodney_Pheonix on January 12, 2009, 11:32:06 PM
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.
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: G.I.R on January 12, 2009, 11:40:55 PM
Quote from: Rodney_Pheonix on January 12, 2009, 11:32:06 PM
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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Bomba) with that much power, and Really large bombs are considered not practical  (better to use smaller nukes spread out).
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: Rodney_Pheonix on January 13, 2009, 02:09:40 PM
Quote from: G.I.R on January 12, 2009, 11:40:55 PM
Quote from: Rodney_Pheonix on January 12, 2009, 11:32:06 PM
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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Bomba) 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.
Title: Re: Ground Zero: Google Maps and Nuclear Wepons
Post by: Roguethe on January 14, 2009, 04:19:37 PM
Holy Hell, look at that asteroid, we would be screeeewed.