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Interesting. I didn't expect the thermal radiation to be farther away than the blast radius. I would've thought they overlapped. Almost makes it sound like you'
by DantesKite 5y ago
Interesting. I didn't expect the thermal radiation to be farther away than the blast radius. I would've thought they overlapped. Almost makes it sound like you're most likely to survive a nuclear bomb if you're closer to it than farther away, up to a certain point.
- ScaleneTriangle 5y agoI don't know about nukes, but large conventional bombs have an unintuitive survival distance profile. Something like <10 units away, you die, 10-20 units away, you can survive, 20-30 units away you die, >30 units away you survive.
- Ecco 5y agoWhy?
- throwmeariver1 5y agoThermal and air blast a lot of people die because of glas shrapnel from bombs when they look at the bombs at their windows.
- cammikebrown 5y agoWhy is that?
- ScaleneTriangle 5y agoI'm trying to find more information, I know they're was at least one study of a Canadian soldier who survived an explosion inside the radius that he should have died due to the pressure wave.
- ScaleneTriangle 5y agoIt has something to do with the pressure wave and how it changes with distance, since I posted that comment I've been looking for more information but I don't know the right terms.
- gnulinux 5y agoIs this due to shrapnel?
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago> most likely to survive a nuclear bomb if you're closer How so? All of the effects get stronger the closer you get. The thermal radiation gets you the furthest away, but if you're close by, you get the pressure and a much higher level of thermal radiation. (There is some discussion to be had about the reflected shockwave but if you're close enough for that to matter, it doesn't matter...)