Originally posted by NbomberOnly about 40 million. I don't think 'melted' would be quite the right word - the shockwave would simply tear most of them apart, along with me, of course, and the rest would get radiation poisoning.
They are called [b]intercontinental ballistic missiles for a reason, and, like others have said, you would be wasting a lot of money, both in the missiles and in the lost profits from the 100 millions sheep melted by the explosions.[/b]
Originally posted by xcomradexWe never specified the date, and I meant flash burns, those caused by the intensity of the flash of electromagnetic waves from the explosion of the bomb. They would sear the sheep instantly, before the rain could affect it at all.
it wouldn't work. nz (especially palmerston north) is about to enter the rainy season, where nothing burns
Originally posted by NbomberI think you're under estimating the exceptional insulating properties of the sheeps wool.
We never specified the date, and I meant [b]flash burns, those caused by the intensity of the flash of electromagnetic waves from the explosion of the bomb. They would sear the sheep instantly, before the rain could affect it at all.[/b]
Originally posted by NbomberSurely anything that is in the direct path of the electromagnetic / radiation pulse would also be in the direct path of the shockwave too?
We never specified the date, and I meant [b]flash burns, those caused by the intensity of the flash of electromagnetic waves from the explosion of the bomb. They would sear the sheep instantly, before the rain could affect it at all.[/b]
Originally posted by Bosse de NageAgent Orange. It was made in Taranaki, about 3 hours drive from here. Sheep that can survive Agent Orange and cockroaches will be the only things to survive the nuclear halocaust.
Exactly what is being used to fertilise the sheep's grazing areas has been under wraps for years.