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[-] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Meh, I'm in Scotland and the nearest even vaguely major city is 30 miles away, they could be setting off tsar bombas and I'd be fine from the several km of solid rock from various winding hills between me and the blast, probably wouldn't even feel much of a pressure wave. Probably just start filling every container I can find with clean water.

[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Same but in France.

I live in an old house in a mountainous, sparsely populated area totally devoid of strategic ressources (Auvergne).

I'd probably go to my basement which is dug in the granite substrate and lined with stone walls at least half a meter thick.

The other option would be to go to the bottom of the neighbouring valley (at least 200m deep) and would be shielded by the surrounding terrain.

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I choose this person's basement

[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I'm not a guy but I'll save you a spot by the veggie crate. It's a bit damp though.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

If they airbursted one of those on Edinburgh, people in Glasgow would get third degree burns.

It's not gonna happen, but your comment got me thinking so I checked. AN602 is an egregious fucker.

[-] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

So a quick check on this, For a 50 megaton airburst on that city 30 miles away (bit closer by the crow flies) I am within the third degree burn radius and the light blast damage radius, However some basic trig and an altitude map say I have no direct line of sight to the airburst assuming its detonated at an altitude of 1km, so I'm free and clear as far as third degree burns are concerned due to that being a product of the flash. As for light blast damage its likely somewhat lessened by the lack of line of sight and very bumpy intervening terrain, though my village is right along a major river and gives us a comparatively straight (by the standards of river valleys) run right to that city so window breaking is probably going to be pretty hit or miss depending on building orientation and local obstructions.

There's also about 250m of elevation between Glasgow and Edinburgh which is fairly significant considering they're 50km apart, a rough eyeball on an elevation map suggests that they each get at least partial obscurity from a nuke dropped on the other.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I think you might be better at this than me - I just glanced at https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/ like some kind of chump

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