TimeSuck (View Chernobyl in Google Maps)

[GlockSpock]

It was brought to my attention today that you can view 360 degree photos from within Chernobyl on Google Maps. It's fascinating. Just drop the "Yellow Man" on any of the small circles in the area:

https://www.google.com/maps/search/chernobyl/@51.3889103,30.0953911,15.27z

Such as:

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.3894142,30.0998906,3a,37.6y,296.24h,93.04t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMcivCT_eEAhr9ci-WXl9AHOcsrk9T_p-Fo9kM7!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMcivCT_eEAhr9ci-WXl9AHOcsrk9T_p-Fo9kM7%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya96.37193-ro-0-fo100!7i11878!8i5939

[tercel89]

I watched a documentry on this place. The wild life is bouncing back but some have bad defects. Some wildlife even adapted to live within the radiation. 

[Daniel]

50,000 People Used to Live Here. Now It's a Ghost Town....

[No_0ne]

  On 4/20/2021 at 12:14 AM, Daniel said:

50,000 People Used to Live Here. Now It's a Ghost Town....

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True.  However, neighboring Pripyat, where many of the images purported to be from Chernobyl are actually taken, was a restricted city, so those who lived there were all pretty much assigned to do so, as part of the necessity of maintaining the Soviet industries and infrastructure supporting them.  It's also true that much of the population of Chernobyl was massacred multiple times throughout history, first in Jewish pogroms and later by both sides fighting in the Russian civil war and then the Nazis.  It's one of those Ukrainian cities with a lot of history, much of it violent, long before the nuclear disaster ...

[Daniel]

  On 4/20/2021 at 4:12 AM, No_0ne said:

True.  However, neighboring Pripyat, where many of the images purported to be from Chernobyl are actually taken, was a restricted city, so those who lived there were all pretty much assigned to do so, as part of the necessity of maintaining the Soviet industries and infrastructure supporting them.  It's also true that much of the population of Chernobyl was massacred multiple times throughout history, first in Jewish pogroms and later by both sides fighting in the Russian civil war and then the Nazis.  It's one of those Ukrainian cities with a lot of history, much of it violent, long before the nuclear disaster ...

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[No_0ne]

  On 4/20/2021 at 10:50 PM, Daniel said:

 

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Well.  Not sure what that has to do with the Chernobyl incident, as it seems to be some sort of commercial for a game.  It does rank near the top as one of the stupidest things I've watched lately ...

[Daniel]

  On 4/20/2021 at 10:56 PM, No_0ne said:

Well.  Not sure what that has to do with the Chernobyl incident, as it seems to be some sort of commercial for a game.  It does rank near the top as one of the stupidest things I've watched lately ...

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What I posted was a meme from that game. which is also the first thing in that video.

[smysit]

I feel like Chernobyl tourism might end up being quite important to the economy of the area in the coming decades.

I certainly feel like it would be interesting to visit. 

Edited September 8, 2021 by smysit

[A.J. Holst]

  On 8/28/2021 at 3:42 PM, smysit said:

I feel like Chernobyl tourism might end up being quite important to the economy of the area in the coming decades. I certainly feel like it would be interesting to visit.

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I thought I had read an article that inferred the severe Russian winter weather was degrading the containment system in place.

Maybe a dude farm type of vacay?

[Grunt67]

  On 8/28/2021 at 3:42 PM, smysit said:

I feel like Chernobyl tourism might end up being quite important to the economy of the area in the coming decades. I certainly feel like it would be interesting to visit.

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Think I'll pass.

[Murgatroy]

Visiting Pripyat is a dream of mine.

 

[Quavodus]

It could be getting better in some areas. People that visit there carry geiger counters. They've tested animals around Chernobyl and some have high concentrations of radiation but, seem fine. The fish have radiation too.

[No_0ne]

  On 8/28/2021 at 3:42 PM, smysit said:

I feel like Chernobyl tourism might end up being quite important to the economy of the area in the coming decades. I certainly feel like it would be interesting to visit.

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  On 8/28/2021 at 7:50 PM, Murgatroy said:

Visiting Pripyat is a dream of mine.

 

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  On 8/28/2021 at 8:00 PM, Quavodus said:

It could be getting better in some areas. People that visit there carry geiger counters. They've tested animals around Chernobyl and some have high concentrations of radiation but, seem fine. The fish have radiation too.

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[Quavodus]

[Quavodus]

That's just looks like  all kinds of fun. "Come to Chernobyl and come home with that special glow".