I swear I'm not crazy, but we were all just tossing what if ideas around here, and it turns out theres an actual site for mapping out blast zones for nuclear detonations.
http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/gmap/hydesim.htmlSo I decided to check out what would happen if Al-Queda or Bush or whoever decided to bomb the upcoming Super Bowl. If there was a bomb it would probrably be near the power of the bombs that hit Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Lets call it 20 kilotons. 20kt is relatively small in size and could easily be hidden in a vehicle or anywhere in the complex.
15 psi Complete destruction of reinforced concrete structures, such as skyscrapers, will occur within this ring. Between 7 psi and 15 psi, there will be severe to total damage to these types of structures.
5 psi Complete destruction of ordinary houses, and moderate to severe damage to reinforced concrete structures, will occur within this ring.
2 psi Severe damage to ordinary houses, and light to moderate damage to reinforced concrete structures, will occur within this ring.
1 psi Light damage to all structures, and light to moderate damage to ordinary houses, will occur within this ring.
0.25 psi Most glass surfaces, such as windows, will shatter within this ring, some with enough force to cause injury.
I am about 1.6 miles away from Ford field. Here are some other fun statistics of what would be going on if such a blast occured.
Window Breakage 3.2 miles.
Wood-frame Building Destruction 1.5 miles
Max Wind at Distance from Blast 1 mile = 200mph. 3 miles = 50 mph. 10 miles = 5 mph.
I would only recieve about 30 Rads of radiation from the intitial blast. But if I am downwind, 3,000 Rads per hour will be coming down from the particles in the air. 500+ is pretty much fatal. So if I see a flash while watching the game, I pretty much have to start driving immediatly to avoid fallout.
And 20 kt is relatively small, it might even be suitcase size. For the heck of it here is an average sized blast from a 500kt bomb.
Window Breakage 10 miles.
Wood-frame Building Destruction 5 miles
Max Wind at Distance from Blast 1 mile =
1200! mph. 3 miles = 200 mph. 10 miles = 51 mph.
I would recieve 450 Rads from the initial blast. If i didnt get medical help, I would probrably not last 30 days. Not to mention more than 3,000 Rads per hour would be coming down on anyone downwind of Detroit for 15 miles.
Yea why do we have nuclear weapons again?
...anyone?
~BRiney