Honey, I Finished The Internet

15 Replies to “Honey, I Finished The Internet”

1. Would it be rude to drop a package on Quebec?

2. I did….
   But seriously …. 7 million detonations… ?

3. Tsar Bomb?
   Wow.
   No wonder things kind of chilled after that thing got tested. Somebody must’ve been like, “Okay guys, this is getting crazytown now.”

4. MAD…crazy times…or equilibrium?… Ohhh bomb tehran…

5. Weirdo.
   When I open the link, it directs to a map of Red Deer, Alberta.
   Probably a coincidence but still…

6. marc I think it goes to IP address, mine went to Vancouver. 100 Kt Seems to be enough to turn Powell River (me) into Powell Cove. Sweet.
   dw

7. Random chance I think. Mine took me to Manhatten. This is kind of neat. Its an electronic version of the ENW whizwheel (ENW – effect of nuclear weapons) I was taught how to use in the army for plotting nuc blasts in a command post, and as seen in “Dr Strangelove.

8. Dr Strangelove: We need to recall our atomic devices.
   That’s about the size of it. However, at this moment our men are plowing through and transmitting every possible three-letter combination of the recall code.
   But since there are over 17,000 permutations… it’s going to take us about two-and-a-half days to transmit them all.
   President Merkin Muffley: How soon did you say our planes will be dropping atomic bombs on the target?
   General “Buck” Turgidson: About 18 minutes from now, sir.

9. Very cool – map defaulted to within a 100kt total kill of my in-laws in Scarborough

10. Mine defaulted to Greenwich Village NYC. Somebody doesn’t like hipsters.

11. Actually somebody did a study using realistic factors….failure rates….
    The reality is that, the odds are, most nukes will never detonate but yet statistically all could.
    % of failed ignitions, separation failures, guidence failures and fusing failures.
    Guidence and fusing failures are critical, because the fusing prevent the devise from detonating anywhere but the target. The design goal is zero accidents. The complexity of the fusing then logically results in a high failure rate. A weapon designated for New York landing in…say Pittsburg would be limited to the effect of a supersonic Lada.
    Even free fall, aircraft delivered weapons are subject to the target specific fusing failures.
    The emphasis all nuclear powers enforce on central control of these weapon systems limits their reliability. The need to prevent delivery failure causing a detonation on friendly territory and prevent rogue attacks is universal.
    Then there is the reality that nuclear weapons are high maintainence, and time marches on. Some components such as tritium and deuterium degrade and must be replaced sometimes yearly. Metals deteriorate rapidly in the presence of radioactive material. Then how reliable are 30-40 year old autos….simple devices by comparison.
    The proof of this is the COLD WAR “overkill” designed into war planing by the major powers….evidence of an informed, lack of confidence in reliability.

12. Fun AND educational.

13. I Castle Bravo’d Chicago……nothing left but glass…..next stop, POTUS

14. There is considerable footage about the Tsar Bomba on Youtube. Impressive.
    A problem with “failed” nuclear weapons is that a partial explosion can also be very nasty, by spreading radioactive material over a wide area.
    In fact it has been suggested that the Iranians might field a “dirty” bomb designed to have that effect.

15. sigh…now my finger’s sore and I’m going to be late for work because you kept me up past my bedtime…thanks, it was worth it.