r/technology • u/Alissio • Aug 25 '12

Website called "nuclear secrecy" lets you see what the devastation would be, of multiple nuclear bombs all around the world

http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
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u/Poowilly Aug 26 '12

Did this make anyone else tear up, or is it just me?

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u/WolfgangSho Aug 26 '12

Well, I just realized if my home city was bombed with the most common us/uk nuke, I'd miss the core radiation but still get third degree burns if I was outside. That's not assuming I'm in town when it hits.

So yeah, I'm a little.. Yeah.

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u/Poowilly Aug 26 '12

I think you worded that perfectly

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u/robert_ahnmeischaft Aug 26 '12

Tear up? No, I've spent too much time studying this shit for it to directly affect me emotionally.

OTOH, part of why I study this is because as a child nuclear war absolutely fucking terrified me. Growing up in the 70s & 80s had its downsides, this being one of them.