Chernobyl 02 PLEASE REMAIN CALM PT.1 reaction

[@hareecionelson5875]

The hospital basement that contains the clothes of the firemen is still one of the most radioactive places on Earth

[@vkdeen7570]

yep and the melted core (now in the basement) known as the elephant's foot (because it a foot shapes giant lump of corium) is the most radioactive, and dangerous, place on the planet. standing next right next to it u would still die within 1hour to 2 days

[@danh8804]

Probably my favorite Shcherbina flex in this series is how he takes what Legasov told him and uses it to force the plant managers to engage it - very Soviet reality is that only top down authority gets respect and Shcherbina is the one who has it.

[@maksphoto78]

3:52 - those discarded clothes are still in the basement of Pripyat hospital, and very radiactive.

[@treerat7631]

They sealed the basement of the hospital too keep tourists out because it's so radioactive

[@Deeraise]

The part with the helicopter crashing after it clipped the crane was actually caught on camera when it happened. You can see the original if you look for it. I've seen people take away from that scene that the radiation tore the helicopter apart, but they often miss seeing that its propellers hit the cable on the crane. I think it was a combination of the radiation interrupting their radio communication, the smoke clouding their view, and the high radiation exposure causing the pilot to be disoriented. Keep up the reactions to this show! It's horrifying but very well done, and all will be explained by the end.

[@andyb1653]

The accident didn't happen **exactly** as depicted, it actually took place several months later (October '86 IIRC). Smoke and radiation were not factors in the actual crash, but the rotors of the wrecked chopper IRL did hit a crane cable (as depicted in the show)

[@wackyvorlon]

The machine she put the tissue in is called a gamma spectrometer by the way.

[@darchon5]

Awesome commentary and righteous anger. Spot on!

[@kyuujinreacts]

Thank you n.n

[@partypiano0729]

Yep. I forgot about the anger.

[@fixxxer200072]

I have just started watching you guys......and you seem so nice. I am so terrified about when you get to episode 4

[@kyuujinreacts]

Thank you n.n I've heard actual warnings for episode 4 😅 this will be interesting

[@treerat7631]

4 for the good of all mankind is the most depressing one

[@andrewryan3307]

Yeah, back in the days they didn't listen to professors or experts in the field till the last minute, trying to save face and money. Luckily nowadays a behavior like that is unthinkable... just look at the on point response of the world to a pandemia... Oh, wait... Great reaction as usual ladies :)

[@cassandrabellingham8486]

I watched the same week as I watched “The Looming Tower.” Seeing the same dynamics playing out in a Communist regime and the US political system was infuriating and depressing. Humanity and particularly human based systems are depressingly useless as learning from history.

[@matthewfritz4629]

The hospital didn't have the means to deal with a disaster like this. Even in the United States today few hospitals drill for radioactive disasters.

[@ninadavidovic9644]

The score for this show was done by Hildur Guðnadóttir, an Icelandic composer. She had also composed the score for Joker (2019), which she has won an Academy Award (Oscar!!) for! :DDD She's a cool gal, I've watched 1 interview with her, she seems like a really interesting person.

[@paulhewes7333]

She went to power plants to record sounds to put into the soundtrack.

[@maksphoto78]

I've read that when those helicopters were going over the reactor building to drop boron and sand, the temperature over the reactor reached 200 C.

[@ThatDamnPandaKai]

Fun fact: Boron and Sand wasn't the first thing they tried, they actually tried dumping lead in there first- which despite being used in shielding actually made things worse (It also would have melted too quickly). Ideally, instead of boron they should have used Cadmium which would have been much more effective in absorbing the neutron emissions. But it was too expensive

[@Josh86_559]

The character General Boris played Stellan Skarsgard , is actually the father Gustaf Skarsgard , who plays Floki in "Vikings". He also has 2 other sons that act .. Bill Skarsgard who played Pennywise in the new "It" movies , and Alexander Skarsgard who was the new Tarzan , and also in True Blood . Pretty much they're whole family are actors

[@kyuujinreacts]

Yep! We know about them n.n

[@Ander01SE]

I can strongly recommend "River" awesome British mini-series from 2015 with Stellan Skarsgard. Sadly no reactions to it on yt. Q_Q

[@DavidMacDowellBlue]

04:01 Why are you cursing at heroic individuals who put their own lives at risk to save others? Those staff members just did the equivalent of covering a live grenade with their bodies before it goes off. 06:08 There was nothing wrong with the decemeter at Chernobyl. It was not designed to register high levels of radioactivity but minor fluctuations to be expected at the plant when functioning normally. The managers who refused to RECOGNIZE the truth and then LIED about what they did know are to blame. 07:54 It is understandable that the Chief Executive of the entire Soviet Union and the equivalent of his Cabinet are not experts on nuclear power. The system put managers in charge who were supposed to be experts but had other priorities than telling the truth or preventing disasters--i.e. preventing any BLAME. The system was very much broken, and that they didn't ask the expert immediately is a symptom of that breaking. 12:25 At this point, I began to respect Boris. Before the end of this episode, I respected him a lot. By the last episode, I loved him as I would my brother. 17:00 Yeah. The people who made a lot of these decisions were heroes. And the thousands of people who worked for years to undo or contain the damage, also heroes. Thousands and thousands and thousands of them.

[@kyuujinreacts]

At 4:01, I wasn't cursing at the staff, I was cursing at the whole situation (them not being properly trained or not having proper equipment to face such a situation and the resulting consequences it had on them, not them personally) Now, I know it's easy to say "they should've known more" or "they should've been more prepared" because we're stuck behind a screen knowing where this is headed and feeling helpless as we're watching it happen, so the helplessness shows through frustration...but I know it's never that easy in the moment...

[@Rlogsdon100]

People always forget why everyone acts the way they do in this show when it pertains to people not trusting in professionals. This was in the soviet union. If you spoke against the state you got the bullet whether you were right or not

[@kyuujinreacts]

We know ): it's a very hard reality to get used to and accept when it's not the reality we're used to (and when it contributes to making the whole thing so much worse!)

[@ImamSyafii-st4ps]

15:41 oh 2020.

[@marmichaud]

"Lucky" that Gorbatchev was in charge... À ce moment-là, il tendait doucement à casser les habitudes hyper secrètes du Parti... Un autre aurait été bcp plus hésitant à inséré un scientifique "freelance" dans une affaire politique comme ça.

[@castielwinchester6222]

I was bored and looking for something to watch so thank u ♥️ not to spoil anything but in time you will grow to love boris shcherbina ♥️

[@priyamd4759]

11:20 " .... we have a lot of people like her, but people don't listen to them .... " ... So true. If you haven't already please react to "The Big Short" which is a gr8 movie based on 2008 financial crisis. Other reactors watch it and take totally wrong conclusions about the protagonists of that movie.

[@mejestin]

"and the worst is Today, we're not much better" in my pasimistic theory we just got to the worst as far as time goes.. the higher technology goes the less we need to think and explore, oldschool generations knew better about the world (not as much as globalisition but about self awareness and their surrounding)

[@beastmasterbg]

bullshit. You might wanna read a bit more history. In terms of times we are the healthiest we have ever been and the least wars we have ever had with the best information we ever need if you search it right. We create conflicts sure but its a privilege to live in these times instead of dying in a plague ,smelling like shit, treated unequally , killed ,raped , burned ,hanged ,torture , countless fights ,wars ,sieges ,oppressed also slaves ,pirates , dictators ,kings ,cults ,royalties ,peasants , child deaths , villages plundered, no information ,misinformation ,inbreeding, no proper medicine ,no antibiotics ,infections etc. Be happy you have family, friends ,money, information, technology ,internet , medicine and medical care , choices , right to live on equal terms , democracy ,long life expectancy , no slavery , no wars , no oppression etc

[@kyuujinreacts]

beatmasterbg That's not at all what I meant by "we're not much better"

[@mejestin]

@@beastmasterbg it realy detailed well done beast.. i agree with you to some degree.. although even with all that (which half of them accure to thoes days aswell) but i was talking about human nature and how its not going to better place with the knoledge we god, you knwo all the "change the education and you've changed the world" - like that (not by erasing any fcked up case made by human. but talking about the avarage person living he's life with the tools he got during he's time)

[@Sisterspike1]

"The higher up don't know whats happening" Welcome to politics 2020. :( *ETA* In the real helicopter crash, that occurred not because of the radiation but because the helicopter got caught in the nerby crane.)

[@pencilquest9409]

You SHOULD get angry; it shows you care.

[@sharonh9239]

This is a great series but very frustrating! 😉

[@Tony-rz4ks]

imagine if they failed??? half of Europe would be empty

[@lynne8755]

Love your reaction to this series. Don't let the comments bother you. Most people are unaware of the events that took place during WW1 and why the Soviet Union came into existence. The people who created communism did so during the take over of Russia. And they definitely weren't Russian. They hated the Russian people (And still do) Over 120 million Russian peasants, including Germans were starved, tortured and slaughtered. The people of Europe are still in grave danger to this day. The Look is different but the song remains the same. How can such a thing be covered up. It's easy considering who owns everything you read, see on TV and the entire media industry. Is it any wonder why we can't see what's right under our noses. Bitchute is a good source for more info on this subject if you decide to know more. I would leave you a link but that would make this comment disappear.

[@craigcassidy6078]

Think people arent questioning you on your reaction and anger to show maybe they could be saying your reaction is little bit immature. Good luck with the rest of the show it really doesn't get easier to watch

[@Georgestella100]

The helicopter crash actually happened 6 months after the explosion and the scene is real footage. Four crew members die. The producers put the scene in as tribute to the helicopter crews who died and suffered after completing the mission. No medical records ere kept! This was the Soviet Union and for those of us that lived through the Cold War neither their actions nor attitude were a surprise!

[@explodingplant2]

No need apologizing for getting angry. Everyone who sees this SEETHES. The sad thing is it's not nuclear material to blame (tho that's what makes it transcend scary to beyond-nightmare territory). It's bureaucracy. It's any form of organization that incentivizes short-term and self-centered thinking. The American government was warned about a pandemic. But before the pandemic happened, it wasn't "bothering" people and precautions would "bother" them. That would make you unpopular, for bothering people. Therefore = no. It's sad that I can't think of any human organizational structure that is brave/forward-thinking/selfless enough to supersede humans' tendency for short-term and self-centered thinking. There's no incentive. i.e. there's no immediate incentive. Dumber people on the whole won't appreciate it either. Le sigh.

[@alaskaforever3879]

Im sorry but saying we arent any better today is just so ignorant

[@kyuujinreacts]

How so?

[@Ander01SE]

Don't see Trump and his fanbois listening to scientists. And tbh, lots of people in Europe is just as bad. So yeah, not much better. Sadly.

[@kyuujinreacts]

The amount of people I see refusing to listen to facts and specialists on any subject (these days, mostly coronavirus or global warming) is honestly so high, I have no problem imagining a similar tragedy happening today and having people respond in a similar fashion :/ (nothing's going on, it's not that dangerous, I have all the knowledge necessary) And if you add to that the fact that most people show a complete lack of interest in seeking information and facts to be accurate (because most of us don't like to acknowledge when we're wrong or ignorant) I genuinely don't see how I'm supposed to think we improved as a society (there were great people then and there are great people now for sure! I'll look up to them any day and I'm proud they're around, at least n.n)

[@artemvikrorych]

@@Ander01SE You see, as fas as 200-300 years ago it was scientific to treat wounds with mercury. The old wise "scientists" (aka men of trust and "knowledge" said it ok). In the world of million reseaches and contradictory facts, the only one way to fillow is the own one. We never know if the next generations wont be laughing at our masks in 200-300 years the same as we laugh the mercury medicine. What you guys completely forget about this series is that the USSR was the condensate of all the sweet socialist essences you so much longing for: free apartments, free medicine, no corporations. And as a payment for all of it - state playing the ultimate and undisputed role in your personal life. Wanna move to another city to live? Only from states permission. Wanna a small business selling flowers? 5 years in a labor camp. Wanna believe in god? Lost the job and social credit.

[@treerat7631]

@@kyuujinreacts The plant cools and warms it normal. Mask social distancing do not work. Want works is herd immunity.