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See1998 disaster film Deep Impact come to life in new interactive map! Simulation lets you drop asteroids on Time Square, London or any place in the world - and it tells you how many millions of people will be killed
2022-12-08
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Fun for ALL
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  • A coder launched an asteroid scenario simulator that lets users choose a location to drop an asteroid and see the widespread destruction

  • Asteroid Launch uses Apple Maps to pull satellite footage of the Earth and overlays the selected area with visuals

  • The system lets users choose the size of the asteroid, speed of impact, makeup and angle of impact

  • It reveals how many people would be killed by impact, fires, winds and earthquakes following the event
Posted by:Skidmark

#10  I used Paris to see the differences between the various rock types. Gold was best. But sadly, Paris is still there.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-12-08 22:42  

#9  #4 Trick question, given the current climate of the rogue federal government, asking such a question could be warrant justification for them to come and visit us.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-12-08 15:47  

#8  If they add in screams and crying and being able to zoom in to see corpses littering cities, they may offload a significant number of potential jihadis from our hands. Call it Allah Simsim.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-12-08 09:39  

#7  Anyone who doesn't get you nuke the offshore banking centers first should not be allowed to play the game.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-12-08 09:34  

#6  Oh yeah. 1st up:DC. Will anyone miss it?
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-12-08 09:33  

#5  Same thing as the nuke website. Computer models are only as good as the asshole throwing the garbage into the hole.
Posted by: Lowspark   2022-12-08 09:00  

#4  OK - 'fess up. How many played with this and made DC your first target?
Posted by: Mercutio   2022-12-08 08:47  

#3  I hope they keep count of which cities are selected by the users.

Now that would make an interesting graphic.
Posted by: Airandee   2022-12-08 07:28  

#2  the SMOD assh*les can wet their pants repeatedly now.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-12-08 07:25  

#1  Great app...
Added to my collection of eliminators
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-12-08 07:14  

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