" ABOUT FALLOUT " 1955 CIVIL DEFENSE FILM FALLOUT SHELTERS ATOMIC BOMB RADIATION 71644z

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This Cold War Era film was created by the Office of Civil Defense and promotes the use of the fallout shelter during a time of high paranoia over nuclear warfare. A small booklet was created along with the film and distributed by the Office of Civil Defense. It can be found online. It discusses fallout produced by nuclear explosion and aims to promote the adoption of fallout shelters as part of a civil defense program. The film opens with a scientific breakdown of what nuclear fallout is beginning with a collection of particles on a slide (:12). One particle is zoomed in on (:07). During fallout these cascade to the earth from the sky and continue to release radiation (:57). The film is presented by the Department of Defense (1:37). A note details the impending doom the United States would experience were it to be hit with a nuclear bomb (2:07). Targeted cities would be decimated and outer areas exposed to nuclear fallout (2:07). It encourages thorough preparation. Sunbathing families splash on the shoreline (2:36); an ice cream cut 1950's American holiday. Radiation is explained in an animation in relation to the universe, the sun (2:58) and the earth's crust (4:14). An explosion from a nuclear bomb (5:26) is broken down including the crater area (5:31) and the mushroom cloud itself where the particles for radioactive fallout are formed (5:43). A close shot shows the cloud rising higher now fuller of the radioactive particles (6:05). Distribution of particles is explained (6:31). Heavy particles drop within 24 hours and are the most dangerous (6:54). Radiations rate of decay is broken down (7:14). A US map is used to show the spread of fallout after a nuclear explosion (8:10). Rate of decay is shown (8:45) on the same map. A diagram of a building is used to show best methods for protection from fallout (9:34). Mass is the greatest ally against danger (9:54). A family exits from a public school building (10:05). Thickness of wood (10:23), earth, concrete (10:28) or steel required to protect the human form is shown in comparison. A house offers little protection (10:46). The interior of a personal fallout shelter follows (10:59). An in-depth look at a large community type building (11:04) takes viewers to the basement (11:10). Effects of radiation on the human body (11:44). A Chevrolet Chevy II Nova (12:38) is used for an example to measure radiation. A speedometer is compared to a rate meter (12:51). A dosimeter device (13:03) records amount of radiation a person has accumulated over a period of time in measurements known as Rankins. The amount of these readily absorbed through natural causes (13:41). Regular civilian clothing cannot protect the human body from full radiation (14:27). Clothing may protect oneself against particles released during fallout (14:38). A man enters a fallout shelter (14:47). A woman decontaminates food from the radioactive fallout (15:03). Long-term effects from fallout are detailed (15:28). Water is safe to drink containing fallout particles (16:16). The movement of water helps to cleanse itself from the particles (16:20). Water drug up from a well would be considered safe to drink (16:58). The process to decontaminate a city is touched upon (17:29). A police officer in a 1947 Harley Davidson servi-car motor cycle (17:42) makes a radio call over rate of Rankins in the area (17:51). A street sweeper moves through (17:57). A fire hose pushes remaining particles down the drain (18:11). Farm machinery plows down the crop field (18:39) returning to the field. The film notes crops produced in certain areas would not be suitable for consumption (18:49). Cotton wads pile atop the tractor (18:53). Transfer of radioactivity from soil to plant is shown in animation (19:18). Learned methods of protection against radiation failure are summarized (20:42). The nationwide fallout shelter program is mentioned (22:30) which called for adequate fallout shelter for each resident. The film was produced by Wilding (23:01). The Department of Defense seal appears (23:19).
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@the80hdgaming 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love watching old educational/informational shorts from the bygone era...

@painful-Jay 5 ай бұрын

Me too. I’m addicted to watching them. They really help me relax before bed.

@Raya14 5 ай бұрын

Then, they believed the masses had a chance. It is no longer the case. Only the wealthy will survive.

@Shadowcu123 5 ай бұрын

If only life right now was more “simpler” like back then

@Raya14 5 ай бұрын

In 1955, this was how information was distributed to the public. Always on Saturday between movies and cartoons, CIVIL DEFENSE films were common, along with air raid warning drills. First-hand knowledge 😢 ! ! !

@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe 5 ай бұрын

Only in 1955?

@Raya14 5 ай бұрын

@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe NO, all thru elementary school.

@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe 5 ай бұрын

@Raya14 Thanks I just needed some clarification.

@christopherleubner6633 5 ай бұрын

Now, they will quietly go to their bunkers and announce the falling bombs minutes before arrival, if at all.😢

@Raya14 5 ай бұрын

@christopherleubner6633 NO, neither you nor I will know til the flash. They don't want civil unrest and the masses to panic. We won't be told ! ! !

@customkey 5 ай бұрын

I would date this to 1962, judging by the brand new '62 Nova convertible which appears here. Very well made and informative.

@bubbajones6907 5 ай бұрын

I was thinking that convertible looks good for 1955.

@MrKrinkly 5 ай бұрын

It's startling that the man in the Wayfarer shades came from 7 years in the future driving that 1962 Chevy II and nobody in 1955 even batted an eye! Almost like Marty McFly...

@Gumdropnipples 5 ай бұрын

I wonder how many highschool kids dreaded watching these while in the year 2024 we're actively seeking these videos out.

@Eurofilth 5 ай бұрын

Those animations at around 4min in are amazing

@kjoesph2297 5 ай бұрын

I think we need to revisit this national fallout shelter project

@bubbajones6907 5 ай бұрын

You should be safe enough from fallout if you stay inside for a few days. Maybe spend the first day in the centre of your house, under some stairs or behind some heavy furniture.

@onemercilessming1342 5 ай бұрын

We Boomers grew up with the nuclear war/fallout/nuclear winter threat. These films and similar ones were shown in grade school, jr. high and high school. We wrote essays in English classes about how we might survive. Our fathers built bomb shelters in our basements. You can't store enough food or water to outlast how long it takes for nuclear radiation to come to half-life. Crops grown in nuclear irradiated soil and watered with contaminated radiated particles means that either everything is going to die or be horribly disfigured. There are two versions of "On the Beach". One is the American and the other is the Australian point of view. Watch them both in addition to "The Day After" and "Barefoot Gen" about a Japanese boy surviving the A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending WWII in the Pacific.

@onemercilessming1342 5 ай бұрын

@content_enjoyer4458 The Boomers are dying off, and Millennials aren't prone to heeding cautions.

@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe 5 ай бұрын

This is only one example of why the world may not miss pedantic boomer dogma.

@onemercilessming1342 5 ай бұрын

@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe Dogma? Bucko, we Boomers forced a POTUS to end an unpopular war that killed almost 60K of our brothers, forced the selective service to recaliber their conscription policies to reduce the number of minorities that were drafted, developed a space shuttle, opened military careers to women, advocated civil rights, broke the glass ceiling, opened traditionally male fields to women and minorities, were the best-educated cohort in history, and chose to give birth to you. Your mother might be rethinking that choice right now.

@onemercilessming1342 5 ай бұрын

@@content_enjoyer4458 Oh, God, I hope not. Aging isn't for the faint of heart. Our bodies betray us. Then our minds don't work so well. Look at Biden. Who wants to end up like that?

@davidcovington901 5 ай бұрын

Wrong-o. Did you watch the video and assume it was all a lie? 72 hours of isolation sees the end of most of the fallout's radiation. Sure, you'll not outlive it all - there's radiation in granite, brazil nuts, smoke detectors. You want to enjoy that helpless feeling, go ahead, but don't lie to people who can be saved if they don't listen to you.

@Trump145 5 ай бұрын

Very informative and good information to know I remember living in the age of The Fallout Shelter and I also love watching these old films.

@snowbird7614 5 ай бұрын

I love your films. Great site

@jethrox827 5 ай бұрын

Survival through knowledge 🤘

@apostleswarning8575 5 ай бұрын

War never changes

@davidhudson5452 5 ай бұрын

Remember you are Safe from fallout

@65gtotrips 5 ай бұрын

Lol

@slow-mo_moonbuggy 5 ай бұрын

@@65gtotripsWhen has there ever been nuclear fallout? Or a nuclear winter? Never. It's fear propaganda.

@mackpines 5 ай бұрын

Gloves? Respirators? Hazmat suits? Who needs them?😂 Seriously though, I’d go crazy if I had to stay in a fallout shelter.

@damanyocum149 5 ай бұрын

1st great video👍💯

@PeriscopeFilm 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 💯

@wendyg8536 5 ай бұрын

Those red lines describe the sort of emf pollution these days eek

@DavidGalich77 5 ай бұрын

That was a throw back. Let's pray it never comes to that.

@Raya14 5 ай бұрын

No, not a throwback, but an on-going watch. The difference being, the government isn't spending money where it won't help. When the time comes for that, there will be no help for the masses. Only the oligarchy and their bootlickers will have any chance.

@DavidGalich77 5 ай бұрын

@@Raya14 yeah that whole line is what creates the need for nuclear proliferation.

@colonelangus8247 5 ай бұрын

Burt the Turtle 🐢 says 🦆 and 🏖️ and you should be 👍.

@sanlorenzo7896 5 ай бұрын

Because a nuclear weapon is no match for an indestructible school desk! 😉

@damanyocum149 5 ай бұрын

cute

@kennethjohnson9370 5 ай бұрын

I remember this episode in the early sixties

@6StringPassion. 5 ай бұрын

Obviously this film was made before Godzilla ravaged Tokyo.

@handymatt1970 5 ай бұрын

13:19 d.b. cooper

@65gtotrips 5 ай бұрын

It totally cracks me up they actually thought they could decently survive an all out nuclear attack. I mean it’s so bizarrely stupid. Like in 3 weeks, you’d be back to work and having picnics or something.

@chriskelly331 5 ай бұрын

Seeing as this was made in 1955, that most certainly was the case. ICBMs hadn't even been tested yet, much less fielded. There were only 200 Soviet nuclear warheads in existence in 1955, and most of those would probably have been successfully intercepted before reaching the contiguous US. Meanwhile, the plan was still to evacuate potentially targeted US cities (which had been practiced in drills before). Seeing as they had hours from the first radar returns to potential detonations, this was possible. In other words, very few targets would actually be hit. Fallout would be the real danger because it spreads outside of the immediate area. It's entirely possible that for all intents and purposes the vast majority of Americans *would* be back to work and having picnics in three weeks.

@Lord_Shadowz 5 ай бұрын

What about a lead suit with a targeting system as well as some other helpful “things”. How can you tell me that wouldn’t protect against even some gamma particles? Come on?