is it the sight where the twin towers were that are called ground zero? why? how did they come up with the name?
2006-10-30 11:13:26 · 2 answers · asked by trisha_r_c 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The term "ground zero" was actually a term first thought of in WWII after the japanese bomb dropping, it's the spot on ground right underneith a bomb's explosion. It's now described as a groundpoint center of a massive/damaging destruction. Thus, after the attacks of the world trade centers on 9/11, they instantly referred to the aftermath as "groundzero". If you think about it it makes sense too. There was a huge destruction of which a horrible even took place and the leftover was at ground level, no height left-zero.
2006-10-30 11:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by cjb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sensationalism, pure and simple.
2006-10-30 11:16:44 · answer #2 · answered by Cybeq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋