To: Ann Archy
I think others explained it pretty well, but a volcano related example is that Mt. St. Helens killed everything within 10 miles (that's exagerated because the 10 mile range was directional instead of circling the crater). A blast which kills everything in 600 miles would have to be 3600 times as powerful as Mt. St. Helens (60 x 60). That's an Art Bell style disaster.
55 posted on
01/01/2004 8:54:43 PM PST by
KarlInOhio
(A little bloodletting and some boar's vomit, and he'll be fine!)
To: KarlInOhio
ah yes, but the article states that this explosion
would be 2500X mt. saint helens.
70 posted on
01/01/2004 8:59:52 PM PST by
vp_cal
To: KarlInOhio
Ashfall kill, not blast at 600 miles.
283 posted on
01/02/2004 12:28:02 AM PST by
SevenDaysInMay
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