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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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Found this interesting link that explains what would happend within 5 minutes of a nuclear bomb being dropped



http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Features...11/09/Nuke.pdf
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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That does not sound pleasant. Do not want.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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6 - 16kms away glass would melt!?
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 06:37 PM
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"explosive diarrhea"
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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So happy to see I was not the first to latch onto the explosive diarrhea.



This chart should be copied out by every person from city mayor to president of the country, in every country, twice a year, by hand, at gunpoint if necessary.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 07:30 AM
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If a bomb did hit, I would hope I would either be vaporized instantly or at least very very far away where it wouldnt effect me. Being anywhere in the middle of that would be the suck!
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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I can't see the link, but I agree with V.





I remember watching a british movie, "threads", which was a sort of documentary about what would happen if there was nuclear war. It just followed the stories of like four different people in the lead up and aftermath of being nuked. Very real and interesting movie.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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Visionz, if one hits it is as likely as not to be from an Iranian ICBM, and the EMP will take out the national power grid. Nobody dies the first day . . . but within a month, a couple hundred million dead. Other than that cheerful fact, I'm right there with you.
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