Why do they keep calling the scene "ground zero" ?

[deftron]

Doesnt that term usually refer to nuclear explosions?


Just seems cheap and sensationalistic ,
not to mention disturbingly ironic
to use it in this case...

 

[veryape]

Why did you name yourself after a dog food,spelled wrong no less.

They are calling it that because that is what it is,ground zero,as in where it happened and where most of the damage is.

 

[Looney]

It's just a term to indicate the center or origin of a violent activity or change. It can be used for nuclear explosions, diasters, or in this case, a violent attack.

 

[BrintonAA]

Marketing, so Barbara Walters can see, "I'm here at ground zero right now...."

 

[Jzero]

<< Marketing, so Barbara Walters can see, "I'm here at ground zero right now...." >>



I think you mean so she can say "I'm hewe at gwound zeewo wight now, this is Babawa Wawa Wepowting to you wive fwom new yowk..."

 

[Rudee]

Because most people have problems with fractions.

 

[TRUMPHENT]

<< Because most people have problems with fractions. >>



True, true! They also have difficulty with history. Ground Zero may have had origins in the atomic age, but it is equally applicable to other events such as the the disaster at the World Trade Center.

 

[Kelvrick]

<<

<< Marketing, so Barbara Walters can see, "I'm here at ground zero right now...." >>



I think you mean so she can say "I'm hewe at gwound zeewo wight now, this is Babawa Wawa Wepowting to you wive fwom new yowk..." >>



LOL!!

 

[kikokam]

<< I think you mean so she can say "I'm hewe at gwound zeewo wight now, this is Babawa Wawa Wepowting to you wive fwom new yowk..." >>


LOL...

 

[LoneWolf1]

<< I think you mean so she can say "I'm hewe at gwound zeewo wight now, this is Babawa Wawa Wepowting to you wive fwom new yowk..." >>


ROTFLMFAO!!!

Thanks for the laugh. I needed it.