How to Survive* a Nuclear Blast

[@Sintry]

One thing that has me curious is that the likelihood is that none of those walls would remain standing, so it's unlikely you wouldn't be crushed or killed either way.

[@Hannibal1946]

A corner on the far side of the building would probably be safer since it has less of a chance to collapse and bury you. The question is if you can make it there in time or if the blast wave gets you on your way there.

[@naomihatfield3015]

The likelihood of walls remaining standing was also in my mind. I wonder if that was factored in at all? It's why I selected Room 3....but I would probably be pulped by my decision.

[@darrennew8211]

It depends how far away from the blast you are, really. I don't get the hate for "duck and cover" when that's pretty much exactly what we tell people to do in the event of an Earthquake.

[@LA-MJ]

With murrican walls seems plausible

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

You want to be in the corner closest to the blast-facing opening that’s the deepest inside a structure, that way the corner should stay standing even as both walls collapse.

[@Simple_But_Expensive]

Overpressure followed by underpressure. The signature is that buildings close to the blast are knocked down pointing inward towards the blast. This isn’t common knowledge because for years the rest of the films were classified. It is still hard to find complete videos.

[@quintessenceSL]

Yeah, it still has me questioning the relationship between pressure and velocity. In a sense, the building acts as a venturi, where there is higher speed but lower pressure. Won't standing in the low speed corners collapse your lungs?

[@unvergebeneid]

So you're saying the best corner to be in instantly becomes the worst corner to be in?

[@GambitsEnd]

@@unvergebeneid Maybe. I'd guess it depends how close to the blast you are. Nearer the blast the explosion causes superheated gasses to rise upwards, with air very quickly rushing inward to normalize the pressure... this would explain why buildings nearer the blast are collapsed towards the blast site. If you're this close to the blast site you're probably fried from radiation and heat anyway. However, further away from the blast site you're mainly just dealing with the concussive force moving outwards.

[@Simple_But_Expensive]

@@quintessenceSL No. Those corners are essentially uninvolved in the blast wave and remain at atmospheric pressure. This was why the army guys they put in trenches during the shots in the 60’s were OK. The blast wave traveled over the top without affecting them. They did need to be below the lip and against the forward wall. In the model, velocity is slowed after flowing through the orifice (doorway). Since the temperature and volume remained the same, pressure had to increase. PSI is pounds per square inch, so you have to look at how many square inches. The famous house being blown away had a face on the order of hundreds of thousands of square inches, so it was rapidly dismantled by 3 psi causing nearly a million pounds of pressure on the exterior wall. Then a dust cloud comes in and the video is cut. What you don’t see is the dust cloud reversing and the debris being blown back towards the blast. This back and forth can happen several times as shown in the video of the blast against trees. This isn’t trees waiving back and forth in the wind, this is the over/underpressure sloshing back and forth like ripples in a pond, and is perfectly capable of snapping off high rise buildings that stand up to hurricane force winds (like in Miami). The Nevada desert is famously short on trees, so they cut down trees and then buried their lower trunks in concrete. Otherwise they would have been snapped off at the first underpressure. If you survive the fireball and the thermal flash, the best place to be would be in the bottom of a ditch in an open field with no buildings nearby. Maybe. The problem is the thermal flash is accompanied by a neutron wave and a fast gamma wave, so there is a high possibility of dying of radiation poisoning even if you are upwind of the fallout. Then you have to survive the collapse of civilization Kyle talks about. I think I would rather eat the fireball, since it would be so fast you wouldn’t even know it happened. The only way to really thrive in a post nuclear apocalypse is to prepare now. Build a homestead and make it as self sufficient as possible. It must be upwind and far from potential targets (maps are around). It must also be in an area with many homesteads around it, since it can’t be made completely self sufficient. This doesn’t mean going Amish. It just means you have to know how to repair your equipment, or even how to build it from scratch. I would have at a minimum a forge, a complete blacksmithing shop a complete machine shop, the ability to rewind motors and make wire, and as many ways to generate electricity as possible (windmills, hydro, solar). Also weave cloth, make pottery, glasswork, woodworking. The list goes on. Think appropriate tech levels. Motors haven’t changed much since 1950. With plans and enough metals you could build a 1960s diesel. A biodiesel skid would take 90s/2000 level tech. I would also stockpile 200 years worth of spare parts, and go to school to learn to use all that equipment. At the same time I would be learning how to raise/slaughter livestock and how to farm. Also, everyone involved will need to learn how to fight off cannibal hordes. This would take millions of dollars and multiple people willing to dedicate their lives to the project, which is why it hasn’t been done. Like I said, I would rather eat the fireball.

[@Minalkra]

Split the difference and get along the bottom of one of the walls, covering your head and neck to limit damage from flying debris. Almost like ... duck and cover, innit?

[@classifiedveteran9879]

The problem I have with this being used effectively is human nature. Just about everyone will investigate the bright flash, not take cover. _Let me explain:_ When every dashcam in Russia recorded the Chelyabinsk meteor on February 15th, 2013 it injured 1491 people _(no deaths)_ most of which were for a single reason. When the meteor streaked across the sky, it airburst at approximately 400 to 500 kilotons. The extremely bright flash instinctively made everyone in their homes run to their windows to see what it was. Then the shockwave blew out everyone's windows while they were looking straight out of them. And, if we are being honest with ourselves, every one of us would do this in the same situation, even after reading this. Myself included...

[@mydogskips2]

There was no warning for that incident so people were naturally curious to see what was happening, but in the event of a nuclear attack, hopefully a warning would be issued so people could avoid such activities.

[@classifiedveteran9879]

​@@mydogskips2​At 8:16 Kyle gives _"a precious few seconds"_ in his scenario. If you had several minutes of advanced warning, such as an emergency broadcast, you could take far better action than huddling in a corner of your house. _(Such as running outside and crawling into a nearby drainpipe.)_

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

​@@classifiedveteran9879 precious seconds usually should mean run to the bathroom and get in the tub but if you're warned minutes in advance, go tomthe nearest school with a shelter since most schools have one.

[@classifiedveteran9879]

@@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS Well, for most people a school is miles away, and most schools as far as I know don't come with bomb shelters. Getting there in time seems like an exercise in futility to me. _What if it's a Saturday and they're closed?_ However I do know of a 3-foot-wide culvert right outside my house, and I'm sure that's not uncommon for most people. As long as the shockwave doesn't go down the pipe and shoot you out like an irritated spitwad, I think your chances of survival are significantly better than in any surface structure. I'm not really sure if the USA has a warning system for civilians, like air-raid sirens. I mean, they'd have to periodically test them if they did. I only ever heard. them when I was deployed to Afghanistan. Regardless, my original point still stands. A bright light outside your window will make you get up and look. It's plain human nature.

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

@@classifiedveteran9879 the blast absolutely will enter any opening and depending on how open and how far away you are, it will get you in the culvert. Luckily, no one will have to bury you since you will decompose quickly there as water passes by so you save on funeral costs

[@TheZolon]

Growing up in Alaska in the 80s was wild... I got in trouble for asking my teacher what good it would do to hide under a desk.

[@StoneBox_761a]

Same happened for my dad

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Why would you get in trouble for asking a question that is justifiable to ask if you're an intelligent, thinking person instead of a drone that just absorbs whatever propaganda the government pumps out?

[@CharlieKellyEsq]

I lived in barrow from 88- 92 what a fricking trip. I can honestly say that my kindergarten through 3rd grade was Siberia and different than 99.999% of people

[@silversurfer3202]

Gettin' your ass fried 1st.....Or would you wanna' go Face 1st in that split millisecond? 💥🤔 Hmmm...........

[@nastynash9610]

I had a stroke trying to read your comment.

[@shakeelamlay130]

Remember you're S.P.E.C.I.A.L

[@pyeitme508]

Fallout reference 😂

[@josuealcivar9807]

I have very low perception tho, wouldn't know when a bomb has dropped.

[@LordofSyn]

GURPS reference, if ya really nasty.

[@victornoel36]

Maybe luck is indeed a requirement to survive after all

[@M1ster_]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R reference

[@WilliamAndySmith-Romaq]

Many people, particularly in the mid-west, have far more training and practical experience with tornados. I'd plan on not knowing the direction of the blast, or necessarily having my head about me to grasp what direction, and instead "do what comes naturally in the event of expecting a tornado." That would mean heading for the house bathroom and, if there's time, dragging the mattress or blankets to protect from the shrapnel.

[@spyrothedragon5057]

That is a valid idea. However, you can actually have a very good estimate on where a nuke would be landing near you based on important infrastructure, cities, or military bases near you. So if you prepare with a bit of knowledge, you have a high chance to know a general direction of the blast, without even having to see it. Also, like he said, you really want to make sure you're not a point where the air will "compress" and have a higher velocity, therefore causing more harm. And assuming any of the building even survives the blastwave, a closet or bathroom might not be the smartest place in that situation.

[@leadpaintchips9461]

@@spyrothedragon5057 That assumes that things are as accurate as those throwing the nukes want it to be. Errors happen and a slight deviation might completely change the direction you as 'collateral damage' might get hit from.

[@monicafamalett855]

Forget the blankies, hide in the tub. And hope itl's a big old iron or steel and ceramic tub, not fiberglas. 😂

[@Name-nw9uj]

so we're right back to "duck and cover" then huh. you know maybe those scientists had the right idea in the first place, hm?

[@keiyakins]

​@@spyrothedragon5057 yeah but predicting which way a tornado is coming from is a lot harder. They're sensitive to a lot of things so they swerve and dance as they go

[@AidenS1234-t7x]

One of the saddest stories I’ve ever heard is of a family that lives near nuclear silos and would be on the first strike list. The father of the single child in that family told his son that if the sirens go off to go stand next to a tree and wait for the father to pick him up. That father came to the most likely correct conclusion that it would be better for his son to die a painless and quick death than slowly die of radiation poisoning.

[@migitri]

I live near an important military base that would also be on the first strike list. I'm within range that a nuke would wipe me out instantly. It's an oddly comforting thought almost. I won't know what hit me. I would just be dead and not have to live through the aftermath. I only hope that other people around me either don't know, or do know but feel that same level of comfort. The only sad thing is that I have family and friends who live elsewhere who would grieve for me.

[@Nethershaw]

@@migitri I find nothing at all comforting about any part of this scenario, and would never want to live near such a place if I had any choice.

[@xShadow_God]

@@Nethershaw Would you rather live in a world post nuclear attacks contending with radiation poisoning, starvation, dehydration, and massive civil unrest, or just perish instantly? You wouldn't have to live through the suffering of a world wrecked by nuclear war. You wouldn't even feel it. One moment you exist, the next you don't. When it comes to how to death, I think the quicker the better. I don't want to die of cancer or dementia, I don't want to die in a car crash or be stabbed to death. I want to just be gone without a hint of pain. Being vaporized in a nuclear blast has to be one of the quickest ways to go out.

[@drpibisback7680]

​​​@@Nethershaw Keep in mind that the general theory of nuclear war remains based on the principle of mutually assured destruction. It's not that controversial to suggest that nobody (or at least not the vast majority of people) would actually survive a full-scale nuclear war, it's just a matter of who dies last. From that perspective, being vaporized instantly is massively preferable to the lingering, painful death of either radiation poisoning or starvation/exposure after nuclear winter renders Earth incompatible with life - "not dying" is not an option.

[@Bryophytan]

@@xShadow_God if you look at the inverse square law way more people will be seared and die from burns than vaporised. Being near ground zero is the most impossible way to survive but hopefully least painful death.

[@cbsboyer]

When I was a kid near the end of the cold war, nuclear strikes were still a concern. I lived near a fairly critical NORAD installation (as in buried 600+ meters underground in solid granite critical). Since I lived within walking distance, and the facility was engineered to survive a direct hit of up to 5Mt, I was guaranteed to be inside the fireball, thus my best option was really to just grab a chair and watch the ICBM on it's way in. For others further out, it was basically find cover, wait for the worst of the blast to subside, and either sit tight until your food and water ran out or walk into the wind away from the disaster as best you could.

[@lisaseverance6785]

Yes, there was a weird sense of comfort knowing that I was within the fireball radius as a kid in the 80s.

[@whnvr]

although you wouldn't see an icbm coming in. perhaps a speck of the re-entry vehicle, but it would probably be more like the lights being turned out before the signal even makes it back to the brain - which sounds ideal.

[@rendarecorrentecomopcoes2336]

Plot twist: the end of the Sopranos was in fact a huge atomic blast followed by a beautiful mushroom cloud that Tony (and everyone in that restaurant) never got a chance to see.

[@Mechknight73]

If ever you saw "The Day After" as a kid, you should try to look up the British version, "Threads." It was that movie that convinced me that I wouldn't want to survive a nuclear war, because they showed the consequences in graphic detail

[@everythingsalright1121]

@@Mechknight73 wha...is it that bad??? Oh god

[@Daswhereimatt121]

I live in Hawaii and we had that nuke alert scare a while back. Me and my brother just sat together in the kitchen because we thought it was the end and we had nowhere to hide.

[@grahamfisher5436]

I send you the absolute sincere. God bless you 🫂

[@GamingCeo420]

Y’all got regenerating land Y’all fine

[@EphemeralProductions]

I’m still not convinced that was an accident.

[@nicotine_twoshot]

@@EphemeralProductions why not?

[@KillerAceUSAF]

So as someone who works as a CBRN expert, one of my primary jobs is nuclear defense and planning. You're extremely close. If possibly, you want to be st the back of the building, so you have as much building between you and the blast. You still want to be against a sturdy wall that's towards the blast. Also, of you are outside in a field, lay down on your back, feet towards the blast with your eyes closed and mouth open. If you are in a trench or other depression, fold your legs over your chest and hold them there with your hands. Keep you eyes closed and mouth open. Finally, after a blast, and the debris is done falling. Carefully, and gently brush debris off of yourself. When you get a chance to decon, you high volume, low pressure cold water. If you use high pressure, you risk chasing micro lacerations that could push radioactive material into your body. You also want cold water because hot water will open your pours and let the material inside. Finally, do not use soap or conditioner, especially conditioner. Conditioner will bind radioactive particals to the hair.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@SkepticalTeacher]

Why mouth open??

[@dontghostbanmeplz8788]

@@SkepticalTeacher think its to allow air to escape from your lungs when you are suddenly hit by a lot of air pressure.

[@DrunkHog]

@@SkepticalTeacher What "Don't ghost/ban me" said, but also to - dunno how to explain it - reduce the differential pressure between the in/outside of your eardrums and prevent them from bursting.

[@dieSpinnt]

Well ... Kyle, you and most of the others just ignore the ONLY humane and viable option: Visit the next mountain, a high or exposed landmark and welcome a quick and relatively painless end. The delusions and absurd "solutions" you follow aren't an inch away from those laughable depictions of the 1950ies. **facepalm** But ignore me. Hope and Luck ... and a little belief in Sky-Daddy will help. Like always!:)))

[@scooper21]

Going to the closest corner to the closest opening makes sense (based on the model)....the underlying assumption is that the building can withstand the blast wave pressure. If you're going to stand on the other side of the wall that is experiencing the highest blast pressures though, you better hope the wall holds up.

[@cbsboyer]

Even if it falls over, the corner closest to the blast will have the lowest velocity debris and the least amount in your way to try to dig yourself out of. The corner will also have the most reinforcement, so if the building does collapse, the corner is most likely to be a void in the rubble. Having said that, if all you have is a framed wall with vinyl siding, you're kind of knackered...

[@Hurricayne92]

@@cbsboyer theres a chance it doenst just 'fall over' but that the blast wave blows it apart

[@120tankkiller]

In the USA every house will be gone they are all made of paper ^^

[@MsDavid47]

Yes, I was about to comment just that, what are the chances that a building you reside in can withstand such power. Not many I would assume and lets not forget if one bomb drops then thousands will follow ending humanity as we know it or best case scenario sending us back to the dark ages.

[@rambothegreat18]

This

[@SmartK8]

Maybe getting lucky is to get hit by a nuke directly.

[@mcseforsale]

I'm 52 and remember doing these "duck and cover" drills in elementary school. It was just a way to get the kids to action so there was no panic. Plain and simple. Kids like me knew that it was futile. Being in central Ct., I pretty much knew we were fooked anyway from the fallout of Boston and NYC hits.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@Draliseth]

It's _something._ 🤷‍♂️ Regardless of futility, something is better than nothing when the alternative is willing dying.

[@stupidburp]

It wasn’t futile. Open lacerations or burns in a contaminated environment can be lethal even if the injury itself is relatively minor.

[@archdukefranzferdinand4429]

Fellow Cter here. If you look at maps of 80s nuclear war strike zones CT is unfortunately yes…almost painted entirely. Even if we didn’t suffer as many direct explosions the fallout from Manhattan would blow through at least up to central CT if the wind was taking it. Groton sub base is a target. Sadly for me I live somewhat close to Sikorsky which is likely a target as well. Anyone in CT is pretty doomed unless you live up in the rural Easter corner of the state.

[@mcseforsale]

@@archdukefranzferdinand4429 Yep. I raced BMX in the late 70s and early 80s and I raced at a track called "The Nike Site" in Manchester. Basically, the starting gate was on the side of an underground Nike launch facility. Just behind the starting gate was a giant concrete slab with various hatches that we'd just walk on when going to get a hotdog, or walking to the car. 9/11 was weird, too when I worked at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford. Knowing that folks were flying planes into stuff and sitting in a cubicle in a defense contractor's building that you can see from space was disturbing.

[@doomakarn]

There's a problem with this, it doesn't account for the structural integrity of the building, yes this works if the building you are in is strong enough, but if you really get into a corner, you'll be bombarded with debris. So, I would imagine find that safe corner and then take a few steps back from it & duck/take cover. In this simulation, this zone would still be okay.

[@admhad]

To take that further, it only takes about 2.5psi of overpressure to blow out a brick wall and 5psi will completely mangle steal beams and literally rip any structure up from it's foundation. There is very little chance of surviving the blast wave

[@ghost307]

I remember a UK educational film about that. They had 1 family that survived the blast, but the narration continued "This family is safe, and will remain safe until the debris of the rest of the block drops on them.

[@kocre8s]

I grew up helping my dad, a NASA engineer and Civil Defense contractor, plot potential nuclear bomb targets and the radiation fallout of each, throughout the US. I also helped him build a fallout shelter that a family of four could construct using household items and survive an attack, provided they were located outside of the blast zone. Pretty sobering for a middle school kid.

[@kittybitts567]

Your dad must have been an awesome guy!

[@tonijohnson7804]

Wow

[@_Shadows__]

if its located outside the blast zone why would you need a blast bunker?(im not being quirky, im asking seriously)

[@kocre8s]

@@kittybitts567 he was the best.

[@dangerouslycaffeinated6688]

​@@_Shadows__fallout shelter, not blast bunker. The idea is to not die of radiation poisoning after surviving the blast.

[@Zaczac111]

I remember growing up in San Diego we had earthquake drills which were very similar to duck and cover (ducking under desks), and I feel the reasoning is very similar. It was not meant to protect you from the main threat, but instead to help prevent you from getting injured from debris falling from above. Ducking and covering is much the same in that it makes your profile smaller and covers your more vulnerable areas, potentially saving you from flying debris.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@hollyingraham3980]

Yes. Everyone forgets that part of the training is to turn your back to the windows and cover your neck against flying glass. It's about minimizing injuries in all sorts of sudden events. BTW, I never saw the duck and cover cartoon, and never did such drills in New England, even during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1962, we moved to LA, and I learned the drill. In an earthquake zone, near the harbor and its rail terminals, the procedure made perfect sense in case of nearby explosions, too. It wasn't about surviving Ground Zero.

[@seraphik]

haha I'm from SD too and i remember those drills! i was surprised when i left Cali and none of my friends who'd grown up elsewhere had any idea what i was talking about.

[@astranix0198]

It's actually to make your corpse easier to find.

[@ocularpatdown]

Orange County here. I remember those days.

[@NickWrightDataYT]

"Duck and Cover" was for kids in classrooms. It was meant to keep them out of line-of-sight with windows should a blast ever happen. It was effective *for the application it had.* But I definitely like the "closest opening, closest corner" info for the more general case!

[@stevenshea990]

It's also as a protection from further away from the blast, where the shockwave may not be lethal outright, but there would still be a risk of flying debris (especially window glass) or a building collapse. In that case, having a desk between you and a falling roof could very likely save your life.

[@nonegone7170]

There's government videos out there with 'duck and cover' used in open fields for adults...

[@theexchipmunk]

@@stevenshea990 Yeah, it also stops people from starting to run around searching for shelter. Which is quiet the killer, because people get caught up in the panic, block other people and then get caught in the open. it never was going to save everyone, but it statistically increases the rates of survival by a pretty big margin.

[@seldoon_nemar]

2:30 A note about how terrifying "a few PSI" can be. A standard entry door in north American is 36"x80", or 2,880 square inches. This means that for every PSI difference between one side and the other, there is 2,880 Lbs of force created against the frame. A 3 psi overpressure wave will kick a door in with 8,640 pounds of force.... Like it's instantly supporting a delivery van Wow, I worded that bad, fixed it

[@grahamfisher5436]

Exactly 💯. A Thermo Nuclear shockwave is ... 1000lb per square inch Legend has it that Chuck Norris Taught that punch to the bomb

[@GryphN]

It’s both comforting and concerning that you felt the need to upload this

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@ZechsMerquise195]

At CBRN (Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence) defense training at basic training, they taught us that if you see a nuclear explosion to just find any cover within reach. Even a 1-meter wall offers a chance at survival at certain distances. And if there absolutely no cover whatsoever, to turn your helmeted head towards the blast and lay face down, while trying to cover as much of your body as you can.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

I remember that training. Good times 😊

[@lieutenantdan8541]

I would personally let it just kill me, fuck all of that suffering shit

[@WeAreUnity.]

We had lots of fun

[@MolitovMichelleX]

Where in actual fact you wouldn't survive this and its just to make people feel better. Giving the illusion that something can be done. Basic training was fun though, but is just that, basic.

[@Name-nw9uj]

@@MolitovMichelleX if the training did not provide some practical benefit for soldiers then the government would not be spending millions on it every year. the strategy of duck and cover is based on sound science, and gives you the best chance of living possible despite what propagandists will tell you.

[@vis_viva]

By the time I was in school (I'm 54) they'd abandoned "duck and cover" but the cold war was still very much underway. The Berlin wall didn't come down until I was in college. I grew up during a sliver of time when full scale nuclear war was a very real possibility , but everyone knew (heck teachers would say to students) the lucky ones would die in the blast. Maybe that's why Gen-X is so fatalistic, and didn't ever believe they could make a difference in the world. We thought the humanity could be wiped out at any instant and the best you could hope for was a quick death.

[@kirstencorby8465]

It's true. They told us, "the living will envy the dead." None of us thought we would make it to adulthood. Now that we have we still don't know what to do.

[@theriverschool822]

As a millennial I grew up in a world where the collective older generation has undergone a mass delusion that the fear of nuclear war ended with the Berlin wall. My whole life has been new countries (small ones) getting nuclear weapons, and having access to deliver them to the U.S. Meanwhile, nothing is done to prepare. Houses are still built above ground. We don't educate our kids on what to do. Countries that give up their nuclear weapons like Libya and Ukraine get invaded as a reward, insuring dis-armament will never happen. Nuclear war seems like an inevitable fate. And the older generation still talks about how they use to be afraid of nuclear war back in the day, even now when North Korea can hit the mainland. Just letting you know my perspective as a millennial.

[@vis_viva]

@@theriverschool822 I think boomers had a something to rally behind/put faith in (aka "winning" a nuclear war). Millennials and Gen-Z have extremely chaotic threats to worry about (rogue nuclear threats, or even just dying in a school shooting). In a lot of ways, I think millennial and Gen-Z threats, are SCARIER. Gen-X, however, had a strange little sliver in time when human civilization might be wiped out in under an hour in a weirdly "organized" way (an all-out war between the two global super-powers) and we had no hope or thoughts of survival. I do think your threats are scarier. But Gen-X grew up in a fairly fatalistic way. It probably has a lot to do with why Gen-X is so cynical and never believed we could change things. Personally, millennials and Gen-Z have taught me, we were WRONG. Like any generation we COULD have at least TRIED to change the world, and probably shouldn't have been as cynical.

[@emilyofjane]

Sounds like we aren’t so different after all. I’m on the cusp of millennial/Gen-Z and that’s exactly how I feel about climate change…

[@incognitotorpedo42]

@@theriverschool822 If we were at the point that we should be living underground, I think we would have glassed the shit out of North Korea a long time ago. But I don't think that's were we are.

[@JasonLihani]

As someone who lives in a downtown skyscraper with floor-to-ceiling windows, it's fun to pretend I'd last longer than 4 milliseconds in a nuclear attack :)

[@gmailisaretard]

IDK, if you're fast enough you might get out a whole "Oh shit!"

[@a64738]

You would most likely get warning before... The duck and cover thing was from the 1950`s when there was high chance of no warning before.

[@stephenwilhelm]

Duck and cover is still actually good advice. There are three radii for a nuke, the fireball, the range where building collapse is a big concern, and the outer ring where flying debris is the biggest problem. If you are under a desk, that will minimize the risk of injury due to a building collapse, though that obviously depends on where you are in the building. It can also protect you from flying debris, though it sounds like the corner might be better for this. The most important thing to remember is to not be near any windows. Being hit by glass shards flying at high velocity would be like being in front of a machine gun. And of course, once the blast damage is done you now need to shelter in place for about a week to minimize exposure to fallout. This is the true purpose of a bomb shelter, and why they are stocked with food and water.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Not stay longer then 2 days, all radioactive material by that time would fall on ground in form of dust. Its best to just leave blast sight asap.

[@ToastyEggs]

Easy solution: Move the desk to the corner and THEN duck and cover

[@janitorizamped]

​@@alexturnbackthearmy1907you should not leave any shelter while there is still radioactive dust in the air... Leaving asap is the worst advice lol

[@galacticbananastopmotions7292]

@@janitorizamped what if someone has access to some nbc equipment like a gas mask and poncho?

[@janitorizamped]

@@galacticbananastopmotions7292 if you are in the range of the fallout, you should be trying to stay put if at all possible

[@ninjabiatch101]

I always assumed the safest place was right under or beside the window you saw the explosion from, but wasn't sure how to articulate why. So this was neat. I do think however it goes without saying that this won't work if the building isn't sturdy enough to resist being blown to pieces.

[@baycosinus]

I never took the fluid dynamics lesson. However, I had the chance to play around with some fluid simulations and very much bored time with bottles and water, which made me instinctively chose the right answer. Also this answer can potentially save you in an event of sudden flooding/tsunami too. At least save you from the impact, not from drowning, gaining you a couple more seconds. Fiddle with simulations when you see one, folks. It might not make you as precise, but it'll strengthen with your common sense.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The most dramatic floods that would happen here are storm tides, and with rising sea levels they become more and more common.

[@aurelia8028]

right yes because a tsunami or flood is something everyone experiences on a yearly basis. not.

[@josephwilliams5292]

@@aurelia8028 I mean…depending on where you live, yeah it is something you experience every year

[@Dxpress_]

@@aurelia8028 The simulation is about being in the safest spot during a nuclear blast wave, but you're drawing the line at tsunamis & floods? More people experience the latter than the former regardless of how few those people may be.

[@cmucodemonkey]

This study reminds me of the Mythbusters experiment to see if sharp corners or rounded corners in a WWI style trench were safer, due to the way the blast from a grenade deflected through the trench. They found that sharp corners could help stop the shockwave from reverberating through the trench as intensely as a similar blast through a straight or rounded corner trench design.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@roberttanguay8532]

Yup, tell that to all the American and Canadian Soldiers that were forced to stay in trenches while a nuk3 was set off, then leave the trench and walk toward ground zero. Only wearing your regular combat fatigues, helmet, and rifle, don't worry, you didn't need a gas mask as you weren't issued one

[@d3nza482]

To be specific, sharp-cornered, 90-degree, trench was reducing the pressure by a factor of 7 (almost - 6.66), at 6 meters (20ft) from the blast. 60 psi (414 kPa). Soft-cornered trench was reducing it by a factor closer to 5 (5.26). 76 psi (524 kPa). Effectively, standing behind a sharp corner at 6 meters from the blast reduced the blast to the level of standing just over 9 meters away from the blast in a straight trench. At 6 meters from a blast in a straight trench pressure was at 397 psi (2737 kPa). Charge used was 11 kg of TNT. C-4 would create a blast about 1.3 times stronger for same weight, semtex about 1.25 times stronger.

[@SofaKingShit]

Tin foil helmets to reflect residential or radiation. I have many to sell.

[@alexmcd378]

Hey Kyle, have you covered the danger of the nuke in the fallout 4 opening?years later, I swear nobody agrees

[@commonman4413]

I always just figured the Duck and Cover drills were not meant for direct hits or near hits. Obviously you are ash in those cases. But if you are far enough away the debris from the building breaking up around you from the shock wave could kill you, so duck and cover is good advice.

[@crissagram]

I remember them showing that PSA at school, and doing the whole "hide under the desk" drills. The teachers told us the desks would protect us, and I remember thinking "Then why aren't we making EVERYTHING outta whatever the desks are made of?"

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Well if you unlucky and blast will begin right now, its best you can do. It came from times when sudden strike still was possible.

[@he8535]

Duck and cover when Goose and expose walks in

[@Spartan0430]

because the desk will protect you from glass and debris. one of the main issues is you have precious little time to react to the explosion so getting under your desk or diving into the nearest ditch or behind the closest wall is faster than trying to assess what's going on and finding optimal cover.

[@cccycling5835]

Going to school in a giant concrete prison doesn't sound conducive to learning and education.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@cccycling5835 And then the university, that resembles actual prison by design and sometimes both were made by same people.

[@Chad_Thundercock]

Once you've survived the blast, begin immediately preparing for fallout, and determine if you should dig in for long term shelter, or evacuate to more stable ground. Knowing the behavior of fallout is the real difference between survival and slow agonizing death.

[@TDOPB]

Well, a good first step that'll save your ass more times than it won't is finding the deepest, sturdiest basement and hiding there for a few days. By that point the deadliest radiation will have cleared, and it'll be a bit clearer in which direction the fallout went. If you can figure out it's direction, immediately head the opposite way. After that it's really only a matter of not dying to starvation or exposure or something else horrible wherever you end up.

[@vocassen]

The thing is, if you're in an area where it actually matters, you'll have different things to worry about. Good place to go is Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. After the explosion, people were walking around like zombies (if they're lucky), disoriented and severely injured. Super lucky people were able to slowly make their way to other parts of the city to search for family, but really if you survived the blast and are still in any mind to prepare, you are probably far enough away that you can find a working car and drive far away before the fallout hits. I'd wager nobody in the actually relevant zone of not-quite-dead-but-too-close-to-flee would be in the right mind to prepare or even get into shelter at all.

[@alaric_]

The absolute first step is to look for any remaining media on what the wind direction was. Nothing matters if you go the wrong way. Heavy winds to west, lay low for couple of days and then start to move. Rain and mist with no winds, go anywhere right now (rain drops particles much faster, mist means radioactive particles lingering within the small mist droplets, etc). It all depends on the winds and weather, don't want to go into wrong direction or wait when moving immediately would be best.

[@vocassen]

To clarify what I mean by zombies, most likely severe burns, ears blown out and bleeding (last time I checked you need them for basic things like balance), possibly heavily irradiated and puking. You're ears aren't bleeding and your mind is somewhat clear? Great, your car likely still drives (even if the blast or heat radiation blew your tires, so what), so you better hurry away as far as you can rather than bunker up, IMO. No science, just feels

[@vocassen]

@@alaric_ Good points. Hard to say at which distance from the epicenter any of this is relevant, too.

[@BigBadBalrog]

I was sure the spider-thorax quip was a blunder, considering that arachnids have only two main body segments as opposed to an insect's three. So I was preparing a good-natured, but vicious takedown comment. However! Upon further googling, I now know that their head and thoracic segments are combined into a *cephalothorax* and I LOVE IT. A hammerhead shark's cephalofoil is one of my favorite things, and this fits nicely into that category.

[@zachaliles]

I remember having those air raid sirens and hiding under our desks in school. They were still doing them at Gulf Breeze elementary school in Gulf Breeze Florida in the early 90's. I feel like getting under your desk was so you didn't have to see everyone dying before you die.

[@darrennew8211]

No. It's the same reason you'd do it during an earthquake. One more thing between you and anything heavy that might come down on your head. The same reason you stand in a doorway or run outside during an earthquake too.

[@DraccoXX]

I don't think you'd be seeing much of anything before you died instantly

[@unvergebeneid]

I wonder if there was ever a time where American school children had to do both nuclear drills and active shooter drills. Or was it only ever one or the other?

[@Malacite]

It was all propaganda man. The Government knew perfectly well that Duck & Cover was complete BS and wouldn't save anyone, but it gave the illusion of safety and alleviated some fears. In other words they just wanted to stop people from panicking more than anything.

[@An_Attempt]

@@DraccoXX The vast majority of people will not be vaporized by the bombs. Then there is blast which is largely survivable for humans. The big problem is the debris and shrapnel, which duck and cover does help with. If the bombs fall you have a good 70%-90% chance of not being instantly killed by them.

[@TheMelnTeam]

Duck and cover is still good advice, once you're in the corner. Less chance to get hit by launched projectiles, and less odds of them hitting worst spots. It's impressive that in the model, even the first room corner was much safer than the hallway. Though won't the dynamics change a bit if the structure fails? I guess if you're crushed by rubble surviving the shockwave only goes so far, but there's probably some overlap in areas you'd live, if the building is still standing at all

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@aidanmackenzie5126]

well yes, but also corners of buildings/rooms usually have more structural support, so it would be the best bet either way.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

to see why duck and cover is important, watch any handheld video of a large explosion. Beruit, that one in China, that one in Texas, etc.

[@Insanerobert44]

@@aidanmackenzie5126 in this case, a room corner further away should be sufficient, but here's where the simulation limitations comes into the problem: not every wall or building has the same structural integrity. If we take all the factors into consideration, having more walls between you and the blast + choosing a corner next to the room's entrance to get maximum structural integrity + having a window opposite to the blast point of origin should maximize the survivability, because the air pressure will try to get out on the path with the least resistance. Having more walls though would be your best chance of survival, but I think it's more of a matter of luck if there is no warning before the nuke detonates, since the blast will travel so fast everyone would get evaporated before realizing there was a nuclear attack. Otherwise, if you can get a warning and choose where to hide, being underground should be even better, because the ground should force the blastwave to "ride the surface" and hugging the wall under the ground level will give you the best survival chance of survival. I wonder if there were plenty of simulations of these kinds of buildings: with half the floor under the ground level, fully under, with small windows vs. no windows etc.

[@stupidburp]

There is also the possibility that the blast wave hitting the wall will cause it to shift even a short distance with enough force to cause serious injury. Leaning against the wall might break your spine. Better to lie down flat on the floor nearby.

[@Everfalling]

I’m sorta surprised you didn’t talk about how while the duck and cover thing seems silly that it actually helps. The lower to the ground you are and the more things in the way of you and the blast the less radiation you’ll be exposed to. In Japan some people survived only because they were knocked to the ground behind something whereas someone next to them weren’t.

[@Name-nw9uj]

you cant mention how duck and cover actually works because that goes against the Currently Established Narrative. if you deviate from it then no one will listen to you.

[@Tekdruid]

1:05 Personally, I plan on filling my safe with chewing gum and toilet plungers and then getting into a bathtub with two dozen empty beer bottles, a garden gnome, and a tire iron, just to give the protagonist something to scratch their head over.

[@admiralrng6506]

average fallout easter egg

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Dont forget pipe gun and Fart Man launcher.

[@alexandertiberius1098]

As soon as the warning is given, we all steal a bunch of mannequins.

[@BlueRoseFaery]

@@alexandertiberius1098 I already have a mannequin in my front hall closet, wearing a bra & nothing else, no legs or head, just torso & arms. Also in that closet is my gun safe. So that'll be a nice little jumpscare for any raiders.

[@alexandertiberius1098]

@@BlueRoseFaery I have so many questions, and I'm terrified of asking any of them... Fine work. 👌

[@randidorrenbacher5433]

I remember practicing "duck & cover" back in elementary school, some 50 years back. I don't remember ever actually being told why, but as we lived in California I just assumed it was what we needed to do during an earthquake.

[@app103]

Well, it makes sense for an earthquake, using the desk as a barrier from falling debris. (But high school students are screwed, since those chairs with the tiny little attached work surface are pretty much useless as protection.)

[@stupidburp]

Duck and Cover was surprisingly good advice. Even minor lacerations from broken window glass or other debris can be lethal in a contaminated environment full of radioactive particles blown into open wounds. This is the primary reason for the advice to take immediate action to avoid laceration injuries. If the effects cause immediate fatality then you obviously can’t take any action. Therefore the fact that you are still alive and in a position to take action means that the advice you received should be tailored for that situation where you are among the survivors in the large ring around the blast site, far enough away that dealing with the pressure wave is the primary concern. A tornado warning can also cause people to seek shelter. But a nuclear weapon causes the added complication of creating a contaminated environment that can dramatically reduce odds of survival, especially if that contamination enters inside your body. The gruesome results of actions taken after the nuclear weapons used in war demonstrated how much of a difference it makes to chances of survival. Avoiding injuries can mean avoiding a slow and painful death from internal radiation exposure. Lacerations and burns that were otherwise survivable greatly increased the likelihood of death from radiation exposure. But this was too grisly to put in a public safety message for the average person and especially school children. Thus they were told to “duck and cover” without being given all the details of why and some had the mistaken impression that this was an impossible task to avoid the core fireball which was not the intent at all. It was to prevent some additional people from dying painfully from radiation days or weeks after the blast.

[@stupidburp]

You can see US military field manuals about operations in CBRN environments to see more details about the specific survival odds estimates based on the types of injuries sustained in a contaminated environment.

[@ThePepsiCrusader]

As a man liveing in Poland (especially the part close to ukraine) i thank you for this video,i hope i never have to use it.

[@Iron_Soil]

Im also from Poland but closer to russia

[@KOKO-uu7yd]

As do I! 😢

[@AteraT]

After the blast wave you have ~20 mins before the radioactive fallout starts to fall. After the blast wave (where you should, even in the corner, put your thumbs in your ears and then with all your hand cover your hears to prevent permanent ear loss), you have to gather supplies, as mush as you can (at least water), and try to hide underground. If you cant hide underground, choose the the room that you can hermetically close as much as possible. Then comes the wait. Starting from the first moment, every day that you manage to survive in your shelter decrease exponentially the possibility of radiation poisoning. You should adventure outsite after AT LEAST 3 days, better if seven. After that every further day in you shelter become less effective. If you go outside, clean you clothes frequently and you have to breath through a wet rag. This is maybe excessive, but is the best that you can do. Sorry for errors in grammar

[@ConfectioneryCorner]

Pole living in Wrocław. No idea what we'd do. Go to Germany to family or to family in France. Have an emergency bag ready to run if the car isn't an option.

[@Havron]

​@@AteraT Also: *DO* wash your hair frequently to remove fallout contamination, but do *NOT* use conditioner, as it can bind radioactive particles to your hair, where they can continue irradiating your head.

[@carlkinder8201]

I think kyle's example showed us that part of knowing which room is safest also involves knowing which direction the blast is centered relative to your location which might be difficult to acertain if you're inside the building and can't see the exact direction the flash is coming from.... it might be a good idea to take mental note of nearby national guard bases, air bases, air stations, runways etc near your town or city so that you'd at least have an educated guess.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Well seeing flash is not a good help. Also you will most likely will be aware of incoming nuke 20 min before hit via any device (phone, air raid siren, radio, TV, just anything).

[@RRRR-jr1gp]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 If that's the case, you should probably get your electronics (if even one of them survives you'll get a huge advantage in things like knowing where the air is), sugar/fruit/other food that's energetic and will last a long time and then rush to the basement ASAP. Unless you're close to the area that's being stricken (jokes on you friend from high school that got an international scholarship at NYU) in which case you should ascertain your chances of driving as far away as possible before rushing to the nearest hole, and do whatever last rites your religion suggests if they're 0. If you do only have a few seconds, though OP is correct. Then again if the situation is so bad strategic nuclear strikes are being thrown at cities (assuming you aren't next to a military target) better information has already been distributed

[@xShadow_God]

Just saying, in all out nuclear war not every target is going to be just military in nature. Key civilian infrastructure will also be targeted, including major population centers. And military targets are not going to be the typical Army Reserve or Air National Guard bases. Those are everywhere, and aren't important enough to be individually targeted. Military targets are going to be places of significance. Like Whiteman AFB in Missouri, they house the US's nuclear B-2 bombers. Or Fort Bragg in North Carolina, the largest military base in the world. Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, Where NORAD is based. Any moderate to large sized Navy bases will be hit. You don't have to be afraid just because there is a military presence in your city, that alone is not enough to make you a target. As a hypothetical, living in a port city with absolutely zero military around would be far, far more dangerous than living in a city with an average Army or Air Force base. Survival will largely be based on location, the further you are from a strategically important location to the US and it's ability to operate the safer you are. Besides that, your odds of survival are basically determine by lady luck. If you couldn't tell, this stuff really interests me. I probably think about it too much, but I can't help it.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@xShadow_God He, he, nice to be living in one of key cities for russian military.

[@janitorizamped]

​@@alexturnbackthearmy1907it takes 30 minutes for publicly known ICBMs to make it to US from Russian mainland. Any nukes in a first strike will have way less than a 20 minute warning for civilians.

[@Infinite_Curiosity00]

As someone who lives in tornado alley, I would like to mention the potential of debris. While you may be able to avoid the initial blast flow from corners, keep in mind debris. Tornadoes can hurl a tree or w/e through any wall(s). I would pick the most interior corner if it was me.

[@An_Iron_God69420]

The shockwave from the blast would definitely be good to take cover under a bench, i would suggest protecting you face as well, because exploding windows are dangerous.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@taemien9219]

One of the things I've learned about nuclear blasts while in the Army (I was not a 74D, but did take a CBRNE course and got a higher score than the 74D's 😆) is that if you see the blast, then you're alive. You've survived the worst part. But now you have seconds to react depending on how close you were. The thermal part is nasty, you need to put something between you and that so you are not burned. The scene in T2 comes to mind, but the effects are not as mercifully as quick. Instant 3rd degree burns is not instant disintegration. That's not the one you want. So getting some form of earth (trench, ditch, etc) between you and the blast is preferred. But you need some cover too. You don't want to be touching metal for sure. Of course the blast wave is still a problem. Getting as low as possible and having something to cause it to pass right over is also preferred. If in a building.. well just pray its a sturdy one made of brick or cinderblock or similar. Anything less than that is getting flattened. Many probably have questions about radiation. Believe it or not (and the video touched on this) this isn't really that bad. The ones exposed to the ionizing radiation at the beginning are going to get the worst of it. But that's really close to the initial blast, so survivability is near zero there anyway. But after that, its radioactive particles. So long as you don't breath in too much exposed dust, and don't have any open sores for such contaminated particles to get in, you should be more or less ok. Also the idea of an area being irradiated for hundreds or thousands of years is sort of incorrect. If a city was nuked, and assuming its not getting nuked again. Clean up efforts could actually have that fixed in a matter of days or weeks depending on weather conditions. Nukes are more survivable than many think... But they suck, the whole experience will suck. Of course this assumes one and done. Not repeat bombardment, which is the real fear of a nuclear war.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Like with demon core, the worst part for radiation exposure is supercriticality moment. Core by itself is not that bad. And most (by diagram) radioactive material is already burned out, the remaining mass is so insanely small... Yet there are more people concerned about radiation effects.

[@nans969]

Steve Gutenberg and Jason Robards stared in an early 80s movie " The day after". It was about survival after a nuclear strike. That movie and " Red dawn" were my generations cautionary tales. What I got out of " The day after" was , dying was a better option than to suffer the after effects of a nuclear fall out.

[@Croz89]

You think The Day After was bad? Try Threads.

[@floo1465]

@@Croz89 honestly i think threads is *too* bad. it assumes that people would totally stop trying to improve their lives, and be content living in total squalor. i don’t think that’s how it’d happen, especially with government contingency plans.

[@kirstencorby8465]

Me too.

[@grahamfisher5436]

​@@floo1465 ermmm Google - Struggle for Survival Written by Steve Fox Sorry 😞

[@Francwha]

If there’s ever a nuke threat, I might have to get involved 😤

[@DaRealRoachDoggJr]

You will save us all, thank you.

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Kick it's butt!

[@MattH-wg7ou]

I went to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque (it was awesome, highly recommended!) And bought a booklet entitled "Survival Under Atomic Attack" by the Office of Civil Defense, October 1950. It is pretty interesting. Neat stuff. They have many (obviously inert) warheads and bombs there. The B61 Silver Bullet being my favorite. They have the actual bomb bodies (sans warhead obvs) of some broken arrow events. A replica of Fat Man and Little Boy and The Trinity Device, trinitite for sale, Fermi's radio, a recreation of the lab where the Demon Core was, models of the first "reactor" of graphite blocks, etc. Cool place

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@GrowingY]

Putin have 200 megaton nuclear warheads. He can to detonate it at Moscow at himself territory and Whole World will die, even didn't have to send it. And consequences will kills everyone at the world. May be it can break the earth apart.

[@Seaslaya]

You are not Heisenberg!!!

[@MattH-wg7ou]

@@Seaslaya ?

[@Seaslaya]

@@MattH-wg7ou have you never seen breaking bad? They visit the Nuclear Science Museum multiple times in the show and it's actually where Walter White gets his druglord name

[@kittybitts567]

In his book, A Song for Nagasaki, Takashi Nagai describes what happened to him when the nuclear bomb dropped over Nagasaki went off. He was not in the center as he was teaching at a university outside of the city. It's an amazing book with a lot of insight into what happened and why it happened.

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

Duck and cover has one huge benefit of also being universally useful for any major explosive trauma or earthquake, not JUST a nuclear blast. I'm glad we learned it in my elementary school in the 90s because we live on the San Andreas Fault, and it could have saved our lives if a big one hit. Far more likely to help than in a nuclear blast due to all those radiation (thermal and ionizing) risks, as well as the overpressure risk.

[@AnotherDaveInTheLife]

Have you seen the “Who Actually Survives a Nuclear War” episode by Andrew Heaton? It’s just over 2h long and goes into fantastic detail about targeting, procedures, and what we have modeled the fallout to be like.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@KawaiiStars]

do you have a link?

[@Db--jt7bt]

Most likely survivors are in what’s called the “Global South”. Places like Africa, Central America, and Southeast Asia. Ironically, countries that don’t have nukes are more likely to survive a nuclear war between nuclear states.

[@charmcitytoe]

Having survived the 1st Cold War; I am extremely afraid that I might not survive this 2nd one. So thanks my brother! If I make it, I'll let you know. 😉

[@Ðogecoin]

There will not be a nuclear war

[@redacted9526]

What would be your callsign on the radio?

[@fadednono]

@@redacted9526the cold war wasn’t a war dude…

[@icarus_is_tired544]

It's times like these that I'm glad I live in a house built in the 1950s with a fallout sheltee. It might be rare, but I think it's important for people to know whether or not they have a shelter in their own homes. Not to build one, but to know if one was built previously-

[@InsanityVirus]

To be fair, even knowing where to go like a basement or a tornado shelter (for those who have one) is better to know for if shit ever gets that bad. It's nothing like a full-blow fallout shelter, but it's better than nothing

[@2712animefreak]

In Switzerland all houses are required by law to have a shelter installed. There are also huge shelters dug out into the mountains.

[@Spike2276]

Just go into your nearest Vault™ and follow the directions given by the friendly Vault Tec™ employees Btw Kyle now needs to make a survive guide for a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland and i'll be ready to not become an enviromental storytelling skeleton

[@FoundBoy]

Tbh, I would love to be some cool skeleton lying awkwardly on the burned couch

[@ghost307]

Just remember to carry a spare pair of eyeglasses or you might end up like Burgess Meredith.

[@swibux]

Just get a copy of the Wasteland Survival Guide

[@Croz89]

The thing that strikes me about duck and cover is it seems very similar to advice given for an earthquake, namely get under something sturdy to protect yourself if the parts of the ceiling break off and fall on you (or even if the roof collapses, it might be enough to create a cavity you can survive in). I assume nuclear blasts do produce a sizable seismic shockwave so for that it would make sense, but I wasn't sure if it would really protect you from a shockwave in the air, the desk, and you, would probably be blown away. So it almost seems like good advice for the wrong disaster.

[@bradydavidow4470]

Thank you for teaching people this critical piece of information!

[@PhoticsTV]

I'm not sure how it's practical though. I'm currently sitting in the middle of a room with windows, doors, and hallways on both sides. In the corner is the TV that displayed this video. HA HA! 😄 I think Colin Furze has a better chance of survival with his underground layer. 😏

[@seanbrockest3888]

I did pretty good, Picked the right room, right wall (door wall) but forgot about the inertia of the blast so I picked the other wall beside the door. Also didn't factor keeping away from external walls. The interior wall is always a better bet due to the possibility of damage affecting exterior walls.

[@TippyHippy]

I put my hamster in a sock and slammed it against the furniture.

[@jwenting]

yup, thought it might be a trick question because of that potential collapse of the exterior walls to the other rooms.

[@Monster-bx1mq]

My elementary school actually had an underground tunnel system that would bring us to the auditorium. Not designed for nukes but for lockdown procedures but still cool.

[@staberas]

please do one for earthquakes , im pretty sure there are some bad advices that still go around

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@tadhgbarker4050]

Avoiding the main fireball isn't as much luck as you might think. If you decide to live in highly populated areas, the odds that your area might become a target for such a weapon increase by quite a lot. Still partially luck-based, but if you live in rural areas or small towns, you're far less likely to be vapourized.

[@Nolan-W]

Yeah, for example if you live In/right next to San Diego/New York, *your dead.* But if you live in a place like Wyoming, you have a pretty good chance

[@Fishchair]

​@@Nolan-Wnot necessarily, in nuclear attacks more rural areas in the great planes have a high chance of being bombed due to high amounts of missle silos being located there

[@jameskastle599]

You really think, that big cities are the primary targets?

[@valeriyaaslanov3254]

@@jameskastle599 well we'll find out

[@tadhgbarker4050]

@@jameskastle599 It stands to reason that, if a nuclear nation intended to take out the most people per strike in enemy territory, they would attack high population densities. You could also decrease your chances by avoiding other locations, such as military bases. Besides, I never said large cities are the primary targets. I simply stated that living in larger cities increases you're chance of death via nuclear warhead.

[@searchengine27]

In the Marines, I was trained that in the event of a nuclear blast, you lay flat down on the ground with your hands underneath your body, and your feet towards the blast with your head away from the blast.

[@HeisenbergFam]

How to survive nuclear blast : hide in a fridge like Indiana Jones did

[@rich20010]

Beat me too it.

[@AlchemistOfNirnroot]

Or that kid in a fridge.

[@someoneudontknow3709]

Well according to the paper that might actually be a viable option The other options are the cuboard or any room (preferably underground) that has no windows and a reinforced door So if you just so happen to have a bunker or dungeon in your house go there instead

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@someoneudontknow3709 Any basement will be good in fact.

[@PrinceBoo21]

I'm so sad you didn't call them "Railgun-rillas". Also, do you think you'd ever do a Half-Life Histories on the Windscale accident? It was almost England's Chornobyl, so it could also be super interesting, similar to the TMI video

[@BeorcKano]

Railg-orillas.

[@KainaX122]

Hey, man! Good to see you! Sad you’re not making content anymore, but I hope you’re doing alright

[@PrinceBoo21]

@@KainaX122 Well I'm not making my own content anymore, but I'm a regular member of a TTRPG podcast called Tabletalk, Discussion and Discourse, so you could check that out if it interests you. And yeah, I'm doing pretty good, thanks for asking!

[@KainaX122]

@@PrinceBoo21 glad to hear. Also, I’ll check it out

[@jeffbenton6183]

@@PrinceBoo21 Somehow, I hadn't heard of the Windscale incident. Thanks for giving me something to research. One of the defenses to the "but, Chernobyl!" anti-nuclear argument is to point out that Chernobyl suffered from a poorly-regulated design that no one uses today (and which no "Free World" country used at the time). The newer designs make a Chernobyl-type incident effectively impossible, meaning that the worst that could happen would be something like Three Mile Island or Fukushima (so the argument goes). I'd like to see if that argument works for Windscale (since 'twas such a long time ago) or not.

[@moonwalkerangel7008]

Hey Kyle Hill, I have enjoyed watching and learning a lot about radiation from your channel. Your videos on Chernobyl, Fukushima and Castle Bravo have all been interesting. I was wondering if you would consider doing a video on Maralinga, Montebello islands and Emu Field in Australia as Britain conducted Nuclear Weapon trials in Australia in 1952 and sadly those places are still radioactive as those bombs had Plutonium. The reason I know about it is because I did an elective as part of my Primary Education degree a few years ago and the lecturer who was talking about Australian Indigenous Issues in education briefly touched on the subject and much like the Indigenous People of Bikini Atoll (You touched on this topic) could not return to the island due to radioactivity and I thought this would make a good video as very few people know about it.

[@shadowldrago]

I love how much of a possible supervillain Kyle is on the side.

[@spyrothedragon5057]

Who said he was a supervillain? He's just getting rid of those damn pests, no need to get worried about anything. In fact, you might even want to thank him for all the work he is doing.

[@howtocookazombie]

As a child we visited with our school class a place in our capital city. It was a kind of secret bunker beneath a supermarket. On the ceiling there were thick leather bags hanging upside down. They aren't needed in a bunker but outside you would put them over your head (if you would get a warning on an incoming nuclear rocket) to not get blind or getting severe burns by the flash light of a nuclear bomb explosion. At least I think that this was explained like that.

[@Insightfill]

Decades of growing up in a tornado zone have prepared me for this.

[@dumbtex6107]

Your editing style never gets old it’s just so fkn cool great video would love to see a irl model representation of this

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@nemesiswes426]

Seems like a Bathtub might be your best bet if close enough. There may be a window opening near it but the tub is at the bottom on the floor and usually out of the way, so air flow should go around toward the window. Also your more protected in case of falling debris.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@DarkElfDiva]

That's good advice if you have an old-fashioned cast iron tub, but the modern fiberglass ones probably wouldn't do a whole lot.

[@smoldogo2979]

I mean if you have a bathtub that can be tipped over then the bathroom is probably best although you should see about closing the door first.

[@carlosvasquez9890]

Duck and Cover was definitely the best advice in that situacion

[@skinisdelicious3365]

The safety TM is definitely more effective than Duck and Cover. An issue i have with this suggestion. If the closest opening you are going for happens to be the opening to the outdoors, that whole wall is receiving tremendous forces. I have scene bomb test videos, structure destruction simulations, and movies whose depictions are based off the aforementioned two. I will be running into the next room when the heat impulse alerts me to the fireball.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Too late. This heat travel with air, so if you feel enormous stream of very hot air... you already in blast wave way. Or you already one of Hiroshima ghosts on wall.

[@skinisdelicious3365]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 light in a medium is still leagues faster than a physical wave of air. Id guess i will be fine.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@skinisdelicious3365 3rd degree burns on the other hand...

[@skinisdelicious3365]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 in all reality, there is no best case scenario for surviving a nuclear attack other than simply not being attacked in the first place but if I had to choose, I would take third-degree burns over being buried under a mound of rubble

[@alyssabaerne9508]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 maybe, but still alive.

[@O4C209]

Appreciate the information. Would have been nice to see actual markings of where is the best place to be in each of those rooms presuming you don't have time to leave the room you are in.

[@darrennew8211]

That would be the blue areas.

[@Janzer_]

you could watch and listen... it's extremely apparent unless you lack basic comprehension.

[@ThatPianoNoob]

Also he could've mentioned that you shouldn't hold your breath and ideally plug your ears.. honestly a little disappointed by this upload.

[@Arthur-yf9yv]

My mum says people in my town pretty much thought they were paprika if the cold war went hot, even though the town is insignificant. We were close to RAF Fylingdales, which was part of the US’s early warning system.

[@Senarak]

This is assuming the walls are strong enough to withstand these forces - in which case, the adjacent wall, and not thr corner of the wall closest to the blast, would be best

[@tofolcano9639]

It's unlikely that a single nuke will go off by itself, I assume a barrage of nukes will go off all over the place. And an immediate nuke retaliation response will go to the attacker. So the question is, what is it that we can do before, during and after the imminent nuclear apocalypse to make sure we survive for as long as possible?

[@joeo.4546]

Unplug your car batteries, hide in the basement, wait a day, then make like hell for the smart people who don't live in cities

[@thecoon3193]

The question should be do you even want to?

[@reddeath5delta]

I grew up in the shadow of Cheyenne Mountain. We never had any illusions of surviving a nuclear attack. Now I'm in Southwest lower Michigan and don't have anything to really worry about once the fallout dissipates.

[@Qwerasd]

This makes a very large assumption that the walls are perfectly rigid and immobile. In modern buildings, especially in NA, interior walls especially are quite fragile.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

If a building can't take the blast, you don't have to worry about it.

[@AlessandroRodriguez]

The fact that Kyle hasn't ask A.R.I.A. to do a live test to validate the results is disturbing, but reassuring at the same time

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@OrggsOrggs]

This bloke is on another level. So great.

[@Piromysl359]

Gonna try the fridge like Indiana Jones or a steel hatch like Volverine. Dunno which was more absurd.

[@A_Wzone]

Kyle I just want to thank you for this channel ive found myself more interested in science cause of you then any of my various science teachers when I was in school so again thank you for creating and posting to this channel

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@MrPineTree]

me: Ha! I'm going to stay behind the wall that blocks the door of my room. bomb: Lol there's a window in your room.

[@Migolcow]

Nice video but it seems like you cut it short. Shouldn't you also discuss "what if you have a basement, is that better?" or "What about a closet with no windows or doors except the opening, is that safer or would the blast force get in and not have anywhere to go"? Also would love to see a video similarly dealing with how to survive the nuclear aftermath, there's some out there but they are often a bit contradictory or lean on the science part.

[@DetroitShadows]

When I started watching this I had a feeling he wasn’t going to include anything about getting below ground, into a basement etc.

[@nOT_sURE08]

"Duck and cover" evolved into "wear your mask."

[@SwordsAndRavens]

I would love to see a video of kyle JUST explaining the lore around the facility.

[@ModestNeophyte]

I think there's a very important question, maybe for another video: Do you actually WANT to survive a nuclear blast? I've played Fallout enough to know that, NOPE, I DO NOT.... but hey, i know everybody's different :)

[@danbert8]

Yes, your best option is running out to greet it.

[@rthraitor]

even if you do survive you’ll probably die from starvation lol

[@livingood1049]

The vaults weren't meant to save anybody...

[@TDOPB]

@@rthraitor Yeah, the nuke itself is your least problem. Survive the initial blast, and that's like, it. The real dangerous radiation will be (MOSTLY) gone within 48 hours, and the area will only really be uninhabitable for a year (assuming it's an airburst, non-cobalt bomb). So, spend about two days sitting in the deepest basement you can find and hope you have food with you.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@livingood1049 Well they are irl. Some food, beds and strong walls with filtrating ventilation system, with basic medicine. And they are everywhere (old schools, factories, some homes, major ones belonging to army). At least that how in russia it is. What about your country?

[@robster7787]

I’m actually surprised it’s only till now/recently they actually did this study. The CFD model isn’t really hard to create once you have the baseline input of how fast the mass of air/blast wave is moving.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@Thebadassowl]

"What would you do in the event of a nuclear blast?" Strike a funny pose and leave an interesting permanent shadow.

[@gabrielcraig6739]

This is great information and I appreciate you taking the time to inform us all

[@gabrielcraig6739]

My question for you is, what factors other than Russia v USA tension has inspired this

[@VASM160689]

This is interesting, but I wonder if it would change depending on the layout of the building? why did they choose exactly that layout and not another? Have they simulated more layouts? I'm curious now. Also, wouldn't the closest walls be blown away as well? Is it really safe to hide behind them? Especially nowadays when more and more inner walls are made of plaster and not brick?

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Even if walls are turned in shredded paper, they already protected you. All that power that could break you are now breaking walls, and they also deflected wave. Maybe for a brief second, but still... In short, even if you have nothing but newspaper, better cover yourself in it and lay on ground.

[@janitorizamped]

​@@alexturnbackthearmy1907if the wall gets shredded, and you are behind it, then you also get shredded....

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@janitorizamped Better then nothing.

[@Samuel-wb8uo]

Take into account that back there most buildings had a protective layer of lead paint

[@amn1308]

The trick is knowing it's coming in time to do anything.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

You will now 20 minutes before blast. Nukes are easy to track and launch of each one will be discovered same second as it leave the bay.

[@amn1308]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 Would they tell the public about it? And how? Would they use the Amber Alert system? We find out about false alarms 20 years later not a word said when they believed we were actually under attack. When 20,000 urns were shipped to Wuhan we were told there's no virus and it definitely isn't contagious.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@amn1308 They fucking will. Who will restore country for them then? Gnomes from underground? And what is second one about? 9/11? (English is not my native, or even second language).

[@totallyradwithjosie3225]

I swear I better never need this.

[@justyouraveragehumanbeing7411]

just wait till september 15th 2024

[@HattaTHEZulZILLA86]

"it's better to have it and not need it than need it but don't have it" - a movie about an alien hunter tribe.

[@1slotmech]

Or what?

[@BaddeGrasse]

Me: intuitive Kyle: that sounds counter intuitive Me: oh

[@Justowner]

Im glad you made this video. I realized from the Hawaii scare and the threats Putin made when he was starting his invasion that most people had no idea about how dangerous nukes actually are, or how likely their survival was if they weren't at ground zero. I figured most people would die within the first few hours after the blast from injuries they could have prevented by just being a bit more aware of how to not get crushed or lacerated to death. I also realized from Hawaii that many people purposefully chose what is probably the most painful way to go without realizing it. Many people just went outside and stood around waiting for the end. If you aren't in the fireball, then congratulations on those full body flash burns. The next likeliest cause of death in my mind was going to be starvation. How many people actually have the food reserves to hunker in place for a month or three?

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Keep the New Covenant Passover to survive a Nuclear Blast!

[@janitorizamped]

Putin literally never made any threats about using nukes, but ok.

[@Malacite]

Honestly pretty obvious given any rudimentary familiarity with explosives/pressure waves (thank you Deadliest Warrior! Lol ) One small caveat needs to be pointed out though, and given the incredibly minute fraction of time you have to act in this scenario it's worth mentioning. Make sure that if the room you are opting to hide in has a door, that you move to the corner opposite of how the door opens. Unless you WANT to be potentially crushed as it slams backwards into you :P Also close and if possible lock said door. It will likely still get blown back, but the more resistance you put in the way of all that kinetic energy the better.

[@cow-monger]

More resistance = more built up energy

[@Malacite]

@@cow-monger not in this scenario. Too much force for the door to really hold, but it should be enough to disperse some of the energy. And again, path of least resistance.

[@ForbiddTV]

Part of the Duck and Cover you failed to defend was covering your head could help protect your head from the seconds long intense hear, and being under those desks might save some children's lives if the roof collapsed.

[@braedenheverly2884]

Nice try I’ll hide in my fridge bud

[@deathracoffee]

That reference made laugh out loud

[@darmanskirata4167]

0:15 …The Cold War with the Soviet Union. Not Russia

[@BradyClarke-d9v]

Soviet Russia…

[@darmanskirata4167]

@@BradyClarke-d9vnope

[@BradyClarke-d9v]

The actual homeland for the Soviet’s was called Russia. That’s why you hear people use it at times. But of course there were ethnic groups so not everyone was Russian. But the actual homeland wasn’t called “The Soviet Union” it was referred to as Russia. Soviet literally means “Governing Council”. So it’s not a big deal to use them interchangeably at times.

[@artabstracted]

Literally the same thing…

[@darmanskirata4167]

@@BradyClarke-d9v it absolutely is because the Soviet Union was made up of 15 countries. So no, Soviets didn’t see themselves as Russian, unless they where Russian. If you actually believe this you fell for Russian propaganda

[@mahiyarmaaliahari7406]

I'm from Iran and it's terrifying that Im watching this seriously because my government did a horrible thing and there is an actual threat of nuke

[@tuptus1190]

Good luck

[@Azrael79a]

I wrote a story where the MC survived a nuclear blast by swimming really deep underwater, and also being pretty far away. I mean, he was still irradiated to a certain extent, had most of his internal organs messed up and was in a coma for a while, but he recovered... Sorta. Well, there were a lot of other factors involved, but mainly he wasn't really 'human' anymore at that point. Being a normal, ordinary human and surviving a nuke? Apparently you can just climb into a refrigerator for that.

[@Wasper216]

Water is a shield against radiation. So that story doesn’t make much sense. If you swim really deep under water, you wouldn’t be affected by radiation.

[@Azrael79a]

@@Wasper216 The water wasn't 'that' deep, and the explosion wasn't 'that' far away lol. Also, the water wasn't necessarily 'clean' in the first place.

[@dgurevich1]

The first sign of a nuclear explosion is an intense flash. First is head for cover. second: start counting. Duration of the flash will tell you how big the yield is. 3-5 seconds - 20-50KT bomb. likely singular event, likely from NK or Iran 10-20 seconds - 500KT-1MT likely Russian SLBM multiple explosions likely up to 30-45 seconds multi MT bomb, likely Chinese. Flash to bang: speed of sound is 330 meters/second. counting the time can give you approximate distance from the epicenter. knowing likely targets and distances can give you a probable location. After the blast passed you, look at the mushroom cloud. If it's white/light gray, the bomb exploded in the air, this is good news as very little radioactive contamination was created. If it's dark brown to black, the bomb exploded on the ground, meaning expect fallout. Check your weather report, note the wind direction and speed. knowing wind direction, its speed and distance from the blast, you can approximate likely time fallout will arrive to your location. Next is a crucial decision: dig in, or leave the area? If the wind blows your way, and you can travel reasonable distance before fallout covers your area, go at 90 degree angle from the epicenter, not away from it. If you estimate the fallout will catch you in the open, you need to dig in. Gather as much food and water as you can, place them in the basement, and start piling on dense material between you and the outside. You aim to stay in your protected position for at least a week. The aim is to reduce gamma radiation exposure.

[@darrennew8211]

Good advice. I wonder how many people will have the presence of mind to start counting when they see a giant unexplained flash.

[@Tsudokai]

The tinder plug tho💀 Respect👌

[@awesomehpt8938]

Climb into a lead lined fridge

[@tree427]

I remember watching that movie scene when I was young without knowing anything about nukes or the 50s, gave me nightmares

[@jtgd]

Casually walk out after, cause if you’re gonna die from blunt force trauma, at least walk out with sunglasses before succumbing

[@inkchariot6147]

1. Climb into fridge 2. Be tossed around and break every bone in your body 3. Somehow survive, but be unable to get out since old lead fridges only open from the outside 4. Die