STALKER's Pripyat in Real Life
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I'm quite certain that around 57 people died from radiation poisoning, not including the two that died in the initial Chernobyl explosion. Another 4,000 cancer cases were caused by the radiation spreading across Europe. I'm quite certain a lot of lives were lost. And please don't insult people for their harmless beliefs, however absurd you think they are.Zeeky_Santos said:
Anyway, I thought the picture of the empty swimming pool was far scarier than the decrepit ferris wheel. I don't know why. All I know is, it's time to kill some mutants!
*cocks AN-94*
Soviet censorship and the nature of radiation exposure make it difficult to nail down anything resembling precise figures but it's safe to say that hundreds and possibly thousands of people died, or died prematurely, as a result of the Chernobyl disaster. Your post is profoundly ignorant.Zeeky_Santos said:
And there are ghosts in such places. Don't kid yourself. Not the Ghost Hunter-style of hot television nonsense, maybe, but history echos in such places.
Sadly, the pictures in the LJ linked to in the article aren't working, thanks to bandwidth restrictions- apparently the Escapist is the new Slashdot. 
But I've seen other pictures of Pripyat, and as someone who has a passing interest in abandoned places, it really strikes a chord with me. If I recall correctly, that Ferris wheel has never even been used- the disaster struck before it was ready.
A sad testament to the hubris of mankind and the frightening power of the atom.
But I've seen other pictures of Pripyat, and as someone who has a passing interest in abandoned places, it really strikes a chord with me. If I recall correctly, that Ferris wheel has never even been used- the disaster struck before it was ready.
A sad testament to the hubris of mankind and the frightening power of the atom.
You know I'm pretty sure I remember hearing that the government actually operates tours of Pripyat as well as some other areas. Definetly something I want to do before I die.
Me and a friend plan to visit when we are 18, theres nowhere else in the world like it.
The accident has always intrigued me, and some of those run down buildings i recongised from stalker straight off. I just read the article claiming that The games didnt perfrom in Amaerica because they couldnt understand the culture, how can you not be interested by a disaster on such a scale?
The accident has always intrigued me, and some of those run down buildings i recongised from stalker straight off. I just read the article claiming that The games didnt perfrom in Amaerica because they couldnt understand the culture, how can you not be interested by a disaster on such a scale?