Hey, everybody! Have you ever wondered what Portland might look like if someone dropped or detonated a nuclear bomb somewhere on Sixth Street between Burnside and Couch?
Or have you lost sleep worrying whether your house/apartment/condo/sex dungeon would survive the apocalyptic blast of heat and pressure screaming toward it from a humble one-kiloton nuclear device?
Depending on how skittish you are, you might not want to click here, then. It’s called Ground Zero II, and it lets you check out how any city in the world would fare against atom bombs both big and small. (Here’s one hint about Portland: Don’t like radioactive fallout? Move to the East Side.)
And remember, even if you win—as in, your house would be OK—you still actually lose!
Since Denis is new here, I hope someone has shown him Portland’s instructions on how to react to a nuclear attack: http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/Blogto…
This would severely impair Gus Van Sant’s location scouts.
Is the sample map Ground Zero at Ground Kontrol?
For some screwy reason the fallout was based on the wind direction you chose. The default was the wind coming right out of the gorge and radiating the dirty west side.
I guess in this case Mary’s Club is toast. And if you’re sitting there nursing a PBR, so are you, you perv. Mom was right.
“Have you ever wondered what Portland might look like if someone dropped or detonated a nuclear bomb somewhere on Sixth Street between Burnside and Couch?”
Portland doesn’t have a “Sixth Street”.
(Hint: Try the word “Avenue”. Thanks for playing.)
@Bob R.:
I’ve gone ahead and repaired that pretty stupid boo-boo, so, um, the thanks is all mine?
@Everybody Else: Seriously, isn’t this maplet a pretty awright thing to play around with? Anyone try any other cities?
@Denis –
Thanks for the rapid-fire correction. Consider the original admonition formally nuked.
July 27, 2012