So what sort of damage would you see if that low-yield nuclear device in your basement “accidentally” went off? What if some government launched a very high yield device on another country? Wonder no more!
The following pics are what would happen if “Little Boy” (the bomb dropped on Hiroshima) went off in my basement. Followed by a 50-megaton, also centered on my place. Lastly, what if the asteroid that theoretically killed the dinosaurs landed in my backyard? Good stuff! (The inner circle is the fireball, the purple is 3rd degree burns, the second and first degree.)
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It looks like the sunburn (first degree burns) ring is inside the second-degree radius in the asteroid impact one. Still buggy?
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30 March 2008 at 19:07:49
Carlos
Re: the “Ground Zero” nuke-a-city mapplet
Many, many thanks for picking up a bug in the plot of the “first degree burns” -it does pay to read and analyse the usage logs of your website !
I have the impression the bug is caused by a distortion of the calculation, when the plot is going “over the edge of the Earth”
For the time being, a quick and dirty hack is to swap the values of the plot to keep the radiuses (radii?) in the right perspective, and just reduce the asteroid’s punch a little bit -just trim off a few thousand megatons here and there.
all the best and thanks again -
Carlos
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30 March 2008 at 19:23:17
Jason Adams
Glad to be of service! And thanks for the interesting app. :)
30 March 2008 at 19:27:22
Carlos
In your honour, I have added Carnegie Mellon University to the list of targets.
Have fun !
Carlos
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30 March 2008 at 19:29:49
Jason Adams
LOL i love it, you made my week :)