Ground Zero: Damage Radii of Various Nukes...On Google Maps

[RocketMan]

There's no "Rosie O'Donnell breaks wind" option.

There was no reasonable way to show the destruction of the inner Solar System.

[drewtam]

I visited Hiroshima while on a business trip. I was amazed at the number of trees along the "Peace Highway" (I think its called) that had survived the blast not even 1/2 mi away from the ground epicentre.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.389948,132.459884&spn=0.005985,0.013733&z=17
This major thorough fair has wide green space on each side. In satellite view, you can see the trees. As I recall, about half of these are bomb survivors.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=34.395572,132.454045&spn=0.001496,0.003433&t=h&z=19
The A-bomb memorial dome marks the approximate blast center, at ~1000ft above ground level. The walls of this building survived the blast because it was directly below the center. The ceiling and floors blew out, but the walls remained.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

and the casualties woulda been much lower if the folks had a clue as to what they were dealing with.they hung around ate contaminated food drank glow in the dark water

[Ben]

There was a photo essay done a few years ago by a Russian girl who did a motorcycle tour of the area.

I remember that. Just looked it back up. She's moved to a new site and added some stuff:

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/default.htm

[jackdanson]

Anybody find that standard nukes don't seem that big? It seems that to wipe out an average american city would take at least 4-6 ICBM or standoff rocket bombs.

I was also surprised.  If I'm at home, I'm pretty safe, If I'm at work... I work about 1 mile from a boeing factory sooooo, methinks it would be a target... at least I'd die quickly.