Google Maps Hack 34: Blast Radii
A new Google Maps hack shows the effect of various types of explosive events on your most (or least) favorite location. Shown above: the effect of a 200 kiloton explosion near Urban Cartography headquarters in Sacramento, California.
HYDESim (High-Yield Detonation Effects Simulator) maps overpressure radii generated by a ground-level detonation; these radii are an indicator of structural damage to buildings. No other effects, such as thermal damage or fallout levels, are included in this tool. Note that the displayed rings are "idealized"; that is, no account is taken of terrain, urban density, ground type, weather conditions, and so on.
The data used in HYDESim are based on information found in The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, 3rd Edition, by Samuel Glasstone and Philip J. Dolan.
My GOD Man! You just blew up City College!
Posted by: gaela | 08/02/2005 at 11:30