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Why do we enjoy simulating our own destruction so much? I was seeing how big/fast an asteroid that hits New York would have to be to hurt me in Boston. Turns o
by sholladay 4y ago
Why do we enjoy simulating our own destruction so much?
I was seeing how big/fast an asteroid that hits New York would have to be to hurt me in Boston. Turns out it would have to be larger than I thought.
Would be nice to be able to click a place on the map and see how survivable that location is.
- TeMPOraL 4y ago> I was seeing how big/fast an asteroid that hits New York would have to be to hurt me in Boston. Turns out it would have to be larger than I thought. Did the same on my area with that infamous nuclear bomb simulator/map. Some of the historical warheads seem surprisingly weak relative to modern city sizes. That said, in both nuclear and asteroid impact scenarios, do consider that, while you may be out of range of the thermal and pressure waves, you might still be in range of "extreme disruption caused by survivors closer to the blast moving outwards, emergency services moving inwards, and the economy and social order going to shitters as the country deals with what happened" wave.
- frobolo 4y agoI can only recommend Threads (1984) if you want a glimpse into just how utterly bleak post-apocalyptic life might be. https://archive.org/details/threads_202007 https://archive.org/details/threads_202007
- the_only_law 4y agoI tried dropping a big asteroid in an airport near me, ended up killing millions and causing mass property damage across the entire southeast.