...but...but...but there was an explosion in the atmosphere which we all saw...

Thoughout the episodes, Ted glowed several times, but he never reached the point of no return. Peter, on the contrary, did reach the critical point and beyond.

Gotta watch the episode again on NBC to make sure.:D

<<I wonder if Peter also emits an high EMP (electromagnetic Pulse) as an nuclear bomb in the atmosphere would. That would affect all electronic equipment in New York>>

Sometimes you just have to grit your teeth AND not bother to think of the scientific explanations. In one episode of Stargate SG-1, the bad guys (Ori) was trying to collapse a planet to create a black hole. Very cool, in my opinion. But you just have to hit yourself very hard to stop the thinking of the fact that a planet simply doesn't have enough mass...