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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

City Hate Your City and the Snow?

Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:45 PM

Just nuke it!

From BLDG.

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At least it wouldn't dump salt in the Puget Sound.

Posted by Barky on December 23, 2008 at 2:01 PM

welcome to the internet circa 2003 ol' chucky boy!

Posted by boobcat on December 23, 2008 at 2:11 PM

Google maps didn't exist then, let alone the API, but thanks for playing.

Posted by w7ngman on December 23, 2008 at 2:21 PM

Yeah! The Lake Union Hooters would be vaporized...and not a moment too soon.

Posted by blackhook on December 23, 2008 at 2:22 PM

that's ONE way to remove ice. I suppose.

Posted by Phenics on December 23, 2008 at 2:26 PM

It's cute, but topography matters too. Say goodbye to Pioneer Square, the stadiums, and west Lake Union. Capitol Hill is slightly less fucked than it appears.

Posted by Greg on December 23, 2008 at 3:12 PM

there was an online mapping thing some years back that showed you where fallout would go. that one was a bit handier.

Posted by stinkbug on December 23, 2008 at 3:15 PM

How big of a nuke are we talking here? 12 Megatons? 25 Megatons?

Posted by COMTE on December 23, 2008 at 3:18 PM

@6 greg: sure, but our prevalent weather is south-easterly, so capitol hill is still fucked.

@8 comte: my advanced reading skills have determined that the answer is 15kt. other options are available from the drop-down menu in the lower-left corner. a more relevant question (keep this in mind for next time) would be surface or at-altitude detonation.

Posted by mb on December 23, 2008 at 3:35 PM

What do the concentric rings mean? I'm assuming the dark purple in the center means "completely destroyed" but what about the other rings?

Posted by Urgutha Forka on December 23, 2008 at 4:03 PM

w7ngman thanks for the assumption everything was run by google maps back then. Thank YOU for playing

Posted by boobcat on December 23, 2008 at 4:49 PM

The idea of removing glaciers in Alaska with atomic weapons was suggested by former AIP leader John Vogler when he held a seat in the Alaskan congress.

I guess radioactive gold is still gold.

Posted by GlibReaper on December 24, 2008 at 3:57 PM