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This is actually completely useless since these explosions are far closer to the earth -- probably between 100 meters and 1 km altitude [1], vs. 10-30 km estima
by uvdiv 14y ago
This is actually completely useless since these explosions are far closer to the earth -- probably between 100 meters and 1 km altitude [1], vs. 10-30 km estimates for this meteor. Also, it only shows thermal radiation effects, which are insignificant here.
This is an appropriate calculator for meteors [2-3], including the effects of the actual blast (overpressure), not just heat. The documentation says windows are shattered at about 6,900 Pa (1 psi).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions
[2] http://impact.ese.ic.ac.uk/ImpactEffects/ http://impact.ese.ic.ac.uk/ImpactEffects/
[3] http://www.purdue.edu/impactearth http://www.purdue.edu/impactearth (Flash)
- cynwoody 14y agoHere's what it's like to be 10,000 feet below a 2kt nuke (1957). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlE1BdOAfVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlE1BdOAfVc