It’s Christmas at Ground Zero

January 16th, 2009

Boom!Although it’s a bit morbid, this Google Maps mapplet shows the thermal damage caused by a nuclear explosion centered at an address that you specify. It also allows you to choose between various types of nuclear devices.

Link: http://www.carloslabs.com/…
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One Response to “It’s Christmas at Ground Zero”

  1. [link]josh Says:

    The mapplet doesn’t account for terrain features or prevailing winds. Mountains should have some impact on the shape of the fallout and they don’t.

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