If someone nuked Antarctica

basilmarket.com forums : Chat | 15 posts archived

thread starter bfrijas13 Sep 14 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Would it melt enough ice to flood the world? Haha, I was just thinking about this during class today... EDIT: Alright, what if Antarctica AND the northern Arctic were nuked?

My Characters: DomoIsCool - 64 Bera Assassin

FreshBread 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I don't know but there's no point in nuking them. They're just minding their own business.

belloband1t 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

well, antarctica is mostly land. maybe if someone nuked the north pole

My Characters: MikeJinLim - 52 DemethosGMS Aran in Memory

Etrieys 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] belloband1t : well, antarctica is mostly land. maybe if someone nuked the north pole [/quote] Wrong way around. Antarctica is primarily ice, the north pole is primarily land.

My Characters: FreeNXplz - 52 Bellocan Gunslinger

markedmask 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

not even close, not unless quite a few nukes were used. If you look at the stats from WW2, while nukes ended the war by basically destroying the two japanese cities, more damage was done by the more conventional weapons. Nukes just pack quite a lot of wallop into a small space, not to mention the lingering radiation damage.

My Characters: nevryn - 140 Broa Aran in Hope

Melkor 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Etrieys : Wrong way around. Antarctica is primarily ice, the north pole is primarily land. [/quote] Not even? I'm pretty sure the North Pole is ice, and Antarctica is mostly land covered by ice/snow.

Acousmatic 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Melkor : Not even? I'm pretty sure the North Pole is ice, and Antarctica is mostly land covered by ice/snow. [/quote] Nope, Antarctica is definitely covered in snow

My Characters: Shawn - 133 Windia Shadower

EvilLord30 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Antartica is covered in snow as much as several miles in depth.

My Characters: skyshooter1 - 160 Scania Bow Master

cottonice 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

@above, This might help I'd like to think it wouldn't flood the world, or else southern Australia would be pretty quick to go .

My Characters: MmmKoC - 30 Windia Blaze Wizard

ComboHunter 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] markedmask : not even close, not unless quite a few nukes were used. If you look at the stats from WW2, while nukes ended the war by basically destroying the two japanese cities, more damage was done by the more conventional weapons. Nukes just pack quite a lot of wallop into a small space, not to mention the lingering radiation damage. [/quote] comparing ww2 nukes to modern day nukes is dumb as ww2 nuke was 15megatons and now u you can 50 megaton easy and 100 megaton if u want the dropping plane to suicide

My Characters: GIMMEURCOMBO - 169 Bera Aran in Hope

Thenubbies 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

No, the melt wouldnt cause flooding, all the snow and stuff would most likely evaporate instantaneously. The flooding comes from the rippling effect in the earth's crust as the nuke explodes and create a buncha energy.

My Characters: HEHAHELOL - 98 Khaini Sniper

derp + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

the chances of me getting a 25 kill streak on derail are kind of low OT: depending on what nukes you talking about. with today's technology. WMD can be up to 500mt. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/339291829_59679da6f8_o.gif ww2 nukes are 15 kt.

bfrijas13 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] derp : the chances of me getting a 25 kill streak on derail are kind of low OT: depending on what nukes you talking about. with today's technology. WMD can be up to 500mt. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/339291829_59679da6f8_o.gif ww2 nukes are 15 kt. [/quote] Definitely the Soviet one

My Characters: DomoIsCool - 64 Bera Assassin

MyNaginata 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It would melt a very significant amount of ice, probably enough to raise sea levels by a measurable amount, but it's going to take more water and ice than there exists on this planet to flood the world.

My Characters: OhGodOhMan - 120 Bera Corsair

Carnivwhorus 09/14/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Etrieys : Wrong way around. Antarctica is primarily ice, the north pole is primarily land. [/quote] er.. no he's right.

My Characters: ProHealStev0 - 124 Bera Bishop