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Re:Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test by procarch2019 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @05:00PM (#29503533)
Yes, it makes perfect sense now, but after looking at the different radius's I will not run to the window when I hear blasts.
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Re:Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test by kmote00 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @05:09PM (#29503657)
The lethal effects of the blast travel faster than the speed of sound [1], so, once you've heard it, I'm afraid, it's already too late.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_nuclear_explosion...

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Re:Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test by dragontamer on Thursday December 09, 2021 @05:17PM (#29503737)
Well, not quite lethal or "too late".

https://senseis.xmp.net/?AtomicBombGame

> The blast from the atomic bomb "Little Boy" above Hiroshima interrupted the game in its third day. It came at 8.15 am and at a point where the players had replayed the position - but had not yet started the game again. There were injuries to some of those there caused by flying glass, and damage to the building. Hashimoto was blown off his feet. The game wasn't resumed until after lunch. The game was then played to a conclusion, Hashimoto winning by five points with White (there was no komi). This tied the match 1-1.

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So we know what to do when a nuclear weapon goes off. You get knocked off your feat, wonder wtf is going on. Then you reset the gameboard and play your next move.

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Re:Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test by dylan604 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @06:43PM (#29504709)
Which begs the question, will you ever hear it? If a nuke goes off with nobody around, is there a sound?
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Re:Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test by Symmetry on Thursday December 09, 2021 @08:00PM (#29505225)
It's more that you shouldn't run to the window when you see the incredibly bright flash outside.
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Re:Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test by dylan604 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @06:42PM (#29504695)
radii?
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Re:Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test by Koshkin on Thursday December 09, 2021 @09:53PM (#29505915)
Only on Nuntia Piratarum Computatorum…
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Re:Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test by dylan604 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @09:55PM (#29505933)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radius

ra· di· us | ˈrā-dē-əs

plural radii ˈrā- dē- ˌī also radiuses

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