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Chernobyl...18 Years Later

Posted by michael on from the post-apocalyptic dept.

abysmilliard writes "A young Ukrainian woman has posted a photo journal of her motorcycle rides through Chernobyl and the area surrounding it. Included are pictures of the now-emptied city, maps of current radiation levels, and a discussion of how the area has changed. While the english is quite broken, it's often rather surreal, as well, with quotes like, 'I don't know how sound the silence to those tourists that they can not stand it, but to me after hitting a red line on my bike tacho it sound like all those ghosts cursing 1100cc kawasaki engin.'"

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  1. mirror by targo · · Score: 1, Redundant

    mirror

    Absolutely phenomenal pictures.

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  2. Death by Design by qw(name) · · Score: 0, Redundant


    What an incredible journey that was. It also shows how destructive a poor engineering design can be. Hundreds of thousands dead. Amazing. This was truly a moving exprience.

  3. But the good news is... by barfy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Have you seen the size of strawberries since chernobyl? Seriously, they are HUGE!

    And they say that there is no such thing as a good nuclear meltdown...

    Scewz me, I have some shortbread to eat...

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  4. Re:Gamma World by lone_marauder · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yes, I misspelled post apocalyptic. Retractions, etc.

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  5. Danger! Danger! by weeboo0104 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The webserver is in the middle of a meltdown!

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  6. More images of Pripyat - 3km from ground zero by freelunch · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I found this when looking for a better map (which I did not really find):

    pripyat.com