Chernobyl as seen from a Kawasaki...

[rn79870]

This site was created by a young lady that toured the nuclear waste left from the reactor malfunction in Chernobyl in 1986. It is well worth spending the time necessary to view the pictures and read about her ride through the large ghost town. It's going to take 30 minutes or so to view the entire site. It is well worth it, so go grab a cup of coffee, and sit back and enjoy.

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html

(Note, the chapter links are at the bottom of the page in small text)

[Looneybomber]

I saw this on the R1 forum maybe 5-6 years ago? It's been so long, I forgot about it. Some of the stuff she mentiones is crazy, like the trees glowing.

[assassin7420]

90% of what she says is fake.

They dont allow people to just waltz around or ride bikes. Trees dont glow their isnt a giant egg you wont melt from going in random buildings. You might die from a pocket of radiation but your not going to melt.

[nchopp]

Good read.

For those who have played Call of Duty 4 - downright creepy how much the level design resembles the actual buildings\environment...

[nchopp]

90% of what she says is fake.

They dont allow people to just waltz around or ride bikes. Trees dont glow their isnt a giant egg you wont melt from going in random buildings. You might die from a pocket of radiation but your not going to melt.

Pretty sure she never said they let random people waltz around or ride bikes.

As to the scientifics of radiation, I have no idea, so I won't comment on that part.

[xsublimefrekx]

she said she was allowed to walk around because of some government thing that her father got her.

[Hijacker]

I remember reading about that years ago on this forum. I pretty much just looked at the pics and didn't bother to read her journal.

The russian government has been bad about keeping people out of that area over the years. So I could see someone sneaking in and whatnot, but they do it at their own risk.

And for the CoD4 fans, that was Prepyat (or however you spell it) which was a town on the outskirts of the fallout zone IIRC. From what I understand it's a little easier to navigate around in there, which is why UbiSoft picked it as a level. They even had pictures from the actual town to base some of the buildings off of.

[OriginalWheelman]

It's getting safe to go there. It has been 21 years. While the radioactive particles are still undergoing decay, the environment processes them the same way it processes anything else. It disperses and breaks them down. Particles are taken away in water run off from rain and the spring thaw. To quote my friend John Doerr, (Former USGS, now a private sector Haz Mat clean up expert) "The solution is dilution."

[xekushnr]

And for the CoD4 fans, that was Prepyat (or however you spell it) which was a town on the outskirts of the fallout zone IIRC. From what I understand it's a little easier to navigate around in there, which is why UbiSoft picked it as a level. They even had pictures from the actual town to base some of the buildings off of.

Prypiat. It was also modeled VERY well in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. which also came out last year.

Looking at the site now.

[Encryptshun]

And for the CoD4 fans, that was Prepyat (or however you spell it) which was a town on the outskirts of the fallout zone IIRC. From what I understand it's a little easier to navigate around in there, which is why UbiSoft picked it as a level. They even had pictures from the actual town to base some of the buildings off of.

Prypiat was the name of the town, and it was actually closer to ground zero than Chernobyl was. The plant was 9 miles N/NE from Chernobyl itself, and so a "twin" (Prypiat) was built closer to house the workforce for the reactor facility. As for it being on the outskirts of the fallout zone, it was pretty much right in the middle of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prypiat%2C_Ukraine

[nchopp]

It's getting safe to go there. It has been 21 years. While the radioactive particles are still undergoing decay, the environment processes them the same way it processes anything else. It disperses and breaks them down. Particles are taken away in water run off from rain and the spring thaw. To quote my friend John Doerr, (Former USGS, now a private sector Haz Mat clean up expert) "The solution is dilution."

Your friend speaks the truth. Anything lethal is non-lethal when diluted enough...

[xekushnr]

Oops, it was Prypiat. I should have actually looked it up.

[Hijacker]

Prypiat was the name of the town, and it was actually closer to ground zero than Chernobyl was. The plant was 9 miles N/NE from Chernobyl itself, and so a "twin" (Prypiat) was built closer to house the workforce for the reactor facility. As for it being on the outskirts of the fallout zone, it was pretty much right in the middle of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prypiat%2C_Ukraine

Oh wow! All I have to say is that MacMillan and Price are ballsy bastardards then. I was always under the impression that Prypiat was further than Chernobyl, but I was wrong

[bobotech]

I read that site a few years ago and found it very interesting as well.

The pictures are amazing.

[nchopp]

I read that site a few years ago and found it very interesting as well.

The pictures are amazing.

Was kinda fun reading English written by an Eastern European again, too. Ukrainians and Russians usually speak\write very unique English.

[xekushnr]

Was kinda fun reading English written by an Eastern European again, too. Ukrainians and Russians usually speak\write very unique English.

The funny thing is she easily writes better than 75% of the people on here. There were not many grammatical errors and no spelling errors that I remember. Many people who don't know English as a first language seem to use the word "one" as a noun, like "One can take long rides there on empty roads." It must be common usage in other languages.

[1unar3clipse]

that was crazy, good read.

[nchopp]

The funny thing is she easily writes better than 75% of the people on here. There were not many grammatical errors and no spelling errors that I remember. Many people who don't know English as a first language seem to use the word "one" as a noun, like "One can take long rides there on empty roads." It must be common usage in other languages.

Very common, actually. Every one of the Ukrainians I went to school with spoke and wrote better English than probably 90% of my American classmates. An accent to be sure, but the grammar was amazing.

[jallen]

if you guys liked the chernobyl stuff then check this site out too for more abandoned cities. This is part two, there's a link to part one at the top

http://weburbanist.com/2007/08...world/

more on chernobyl, pretty funny

http://www.vbs.tv/player.php?b...FWRUw
Modified by jallen at 2:00 PM 1/31/2008

[redtop91]

Oh wow! All I have to say is that MacMillan and Price are ballsy bastardards then. I was always under the impression that Prypiat was further than Chernobyl, but I was wrong

Hahaha that's why I die when I try to run away from battles and that damn Geiger counter starts going nuts.

[el OCHO]

actually now you can take tours through chernobyle and into the town n ****...kinda trippy...the radiation is still high but i mean gamma rays are the only ones taht can go through ur skin if im correct..but still that would be a trip man...straight nobody in the town...although i herd some old ppl went back and still live there

heres the link if u want to go hah...they give u protective **** to wear although gamma rays will still **** u up

http://www.ukrainianweb.com/chernobyl_ukraine.htm

[redtop91]

Hmmm... Looks familiar.

[nchopp]

[xekushnr]

Eh, it was still done better in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

[themadscientist]

I have no desire to endanger my health for the hell of it. If I did I would just lick chinese-made toys.

[x240xdrifter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...arch=

good vid about it

must see

[NSR_s30]

Eh, it was still done better in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Definitely interesting read though. Pics are sooo eery...

[bobotech]

if you guys liked the chernobyl stuff then check this site out too for more abandoned cities. This is part two, there's a link to part one at the top

http://weburbanist.com/2007/08...world/

more on chernobyl, pretty funny

http://www.vbs.tv/player.php?b...FWRUw

Modified by jallen at 2:00 PM 1/31/2008

neat links!

I have always been fascinated by abandoned cities and large landmarks.

[Loki]

What is it with ferris wheels and Chernobyl affected cities?

[themadscientist]

What is it with ferris wheels and Chernobyl affected cities?

I don't see what you mean. Ferris wheels are all over the place.