Fact check this disaster prep article (nuke specific).

[Lazyfaire]

Only reason I watched that show. Her husband was the biggest dip sh1t alive.

Didn't they get busted for having sex on the steps of the Lincoln, or Jefferson, Memorial?

 

[nammac]

Didn't they get busted for having sex on the steps of the Lincoln, or Jefferson, Memorial?

Please tell me it was during the holiday season, ya know, "piece on earth" and all....

 

[Lazyfaire]

Please tell me it was during the holiday season, ya know, "piece on earth" and all....

He'd probably have trouble 'maintaining' sitting on marble steps at night in December, but then again, she is hot!

 

[nammac]

He'd probably have trouble 'maintaining' sitting on marble steps at night in December, but then again, she is hot!

It'd be worth risking hypothermia for...

 

[wired]

Didn't they get busted for having sex on the steps of the Lincoln, or Jefferson, Memorial?

I didnt hear about that one but if they did that guy is my freakin' hero.

 

[Lazyfaire]

I didnt hear about that one but if they did that guy is my freakin' hero.

Everybody wanted to be him!

 

[wired]

Everybody wanted to be him!

Except for him being a total scumbag .

 

[Lazyfaire]

Except for him being a total scumbag .

But like I said she's hot! Not talking about a threesome here!

 

[Tony617]

I know a place, but these would be your neighbors....
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Are those the Morlocks from H,G. Wells "The Time Machine"?

 

[Stomper]

Are those the Morlocks from H,G. Wells "The Time Machine"?

Yes

 

[AMProducts]

So all the abduction and assimilation talk aside....

Read the article, nothing really that exciting. 15kt would definitely ruin the downtown of most towns in the midwest or the south, CA, OR, and WA since the 1960's have all been paranoid about earthquakes, this is especially true of CA, OR and WA haven't been as crazy, but also have huge numbers of older buildings, however few of them are more than a few stories.

The biggest issue over-all is panic, most of the west-coast megacities could probably absorb a 15kt blast, and some of the suburbs wouldn't even notice. However, everyone would freak right the f--- out.

The one thing that comes into play, is a surface burst is going to generate a lot of extra fallout via neutron activation of materials near the blast. This is going to cause some problems, but nothing world ending.

As far as the KI debate goes, there are two common elements that are created by nuclear blasts Strontium-90, Cesium-137, and Iodine-131 one is an akalai metal, the other is an alkaline earth metal, and the last is a halogen. Sr-90 acts as a biological equivalent to calcium and is incorporated into bones, with a half life of 28 years, exposing bone tissues to alpha, which is bad, causes cancer and the like. Cs-137 can replace potassium, and sodium as an analog, it has a half life of 30 years. I-131 is a bit more dangerous with it's half-life of 8 days. Either way, none of these things are things you want in your body. KI (potassium iodine) will limit uptake of both by saturating the tissues in the body, so if you do ingest these materials, they will hopefully be eliminated rather than taken up.

I'm not really negative, I'm just neutral on the article. I'm not suddenly more freaked out because of what the norks are doing.

 

[wired]

I'm just thinking a 15 KT blast over Seattle is going to mean an immediate rise in my property values over a very short period of time as refugees flood over the mountains looking for shelter.