Nuclear Blast Radius
by Ezra on Jul.06, 2009, under Science Life
Considering this past weekend was the 4th of july (hope you all had a good one, i definitely did!) and me being somewhat of a pyromaniac,
The gigantic explosions had me thinking. What would happen if someone set of a nuclear bomb in my backyard??.
(click to share this post on facebook)The gigantic explosions had me thinking. What would happen if someone set of a nuclear bomb in my backyard??.
So I found this little tool:
type in a location, select the type of Nuclear weapon you want to use (ranging from 1kiloton – 50 Megatons , and also includes a meteor) and it will show you the ring of carnage that would ensue, as well as the pressure wave, and the fallout that would precede. Yes i know its a little disturbing, but cool none the less. 
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