Guy Gives 8 Tips On What To Do In Case Of A Nuclear Explosion, Provided In The US Armed Forces Survival Manual
Given the whole situation with Ukraine and Russia, and the latter’s threats now involving nuclear weapons, many will agree that it’s high time to get a refresher on how to survive a nuclear explosion, but let’s hope it doesn’t happen cause the 2 we’ve already had were 2 too many.
Incidentally, a novice survivalist and off-grid outdoors lifestyle hobbyist, appropriately named Novice Prepper on TikTok, has shared some videos on how to do just that—survive a nuclear explosion.
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While everyone hopes this won’t be the case, being prepared for a nuclear explosion is something everyone should do, and this TikToker delivers
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So, there’s a video floating about the internet that’s been going viral recently—and very appropriately so, as some nuclear weaponry threats have been thrown out there—so it’s nice to be prepared, just in case.
In his video, Novice Prepper effectively presented what the U.S. Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Survival Manual said about surviving a nuclear blast.
Novice Prepper gave a brief explanation on how to best avoid the consequences of a nearby nuclear explosion
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He elaborates that if you are in the actual blast radius, then there is practically no chance of you surviving that as everything within this area is completely incinerated. Considering that the blast of the nuclear bomb used in Hiroshima was around 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers), modern bomb blasts can reach a radius of 3 to 8 miles (4.8 to 12.8 kilometers), so as NP explains, you can “bend over and kiss your [butt] good-bye”.
If that is not the case, however, and you’re around 50 to 100 miles (80 to 160 kilometers) away from the explosion, you’re gonna want to make a family action plan ahead of time, which would include everything from communication to supplies to safe locations to meet.
The key element in surviving a nuclear explosion is having sufficient cover, i.e. a basement
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Ideally, you’d want to get yourself and everyone you love into a basement as most basements are encased in cinder blocks, concrete, and earth, which greatly decrease the spread of nuclear radiation and fallout.
Another thing you can do is cover up your windows with sandbags, dirt, wood insulation or anything that would help stop radiation from seeping into your home.
If you do end up getting exposed to radiation and fallout, take off your clothes, take a shower and put on some fresh clothes. If you react quickly enough, you can avoid up to 95% of contamination that could very seriously affect your skin and hair.
Another key is being far enough because if you’re within around 8 miles (or 12 kilometers) of the blast, you might end up incinerated along with your house
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Now that you’re safe in your underground shelter, stay there for as long as you can, given your food and water reserves. It is said that nuclear fallout decreases significantly over time—by a factor of 10 every 7 hours, meaning that 48 to 72 hours (or 2 to 3 days) ought to be enough for levels to drop to non-lethal levels, but this 7-10 rule is considered a rule of thumb based on observed data, and hence can be a bit inaccurate.
Should you also get in contact with fallout, it is recommended to take a shower and change clothes, which gets rid of up to 95% contamination
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After this video, a lot of people started asking about a situation if you don’t have a basement. Effectively, you do more of the same—encapsulate yourself in as much insulation as possible. Find the center-most point in your home on the first floor. It can be a room or a closet, but if that isn’t an option, build a fort.
Novice Prepper was also asked to provide a “no basement edition” which is more or less the same, except you bunker yourself in the center of your house
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Again, use plastic, tarp, wood, blankets or anything else you can find to cover up the windows and doors. Now, nothing works as good as having a basement, but having nothing is absolutely not an option, and even things like plastic sheets will help reduce radiation levels, even if it is on a lower protection level.
Needless to say, stay there for the same amount of time, make sure you have enough food, water, and perhaps a bucket as a toilet. Remember the 7-10 rule. Also, don’t forget that you also have neighbors and if they have a basement, they will also quite likely be very welcoming. Given you’re not a neighbor from hell.
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Now, if you want an even more detailed version of this, you can either get yourself a copy of said book, or you can do the faster thing and refer to Ready.Gov’s extensive, but still quick, guide on the hows and whats of nuclear explosions.
You can check out the now-viral video below
@novice_prepper How to Survive a Nuclear Explosion #survival #ww3 #nuclearbunker #military #survivalguide ♬ Creepy and simple horror background music(1070744) – howlingindicator
Novice Prepper also followed up with an emergency bag video explaining essential things to have prepared in case of an emergency
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The initial video has managed to garner 4.8 million views with over 630,000 likes as of this article. The follow-up no-basement edition popped up on his channel the next day, and has gotten another 770,000 views and 62,600 likes.
So, remember these tips, find yourself a good basement (or even a bomb shelter), stay safe out there, and let us know your thoughts on this in the comment section below!
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Myd ad, US Navy, on surviving nuclear war: "You don't. Drive into the nearest big city target area and get it over with."
I am SO ANGRY that ONE mentally deficient, limp dicked old man can hold this threat over the entirety of the rest of the civilised world.
you forgot who was the only one to use this bomb?
Last Friday I explained to my studens what would happen if one bomb falls and then what would happen if they all do. When I was done, one of them commented: Wouldn't it be best to die from the balst?....all I could say was: Yes, yes it would be. I hate that we even have to think about this.
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Why would you even tell your students that? Jesus. As if it's not bad enough that they have to deal with anxiety about climate change. What a horrible thing to do.
Well, firstly and most importantly, they wanted to know because they didn't understand why people were so extremely worried. Secondly, children or in this case teenagers desevere to understand what is going on around them. As long as it's age appropriate there is nothing bad about taking their fears seriously.
As a former US Marine I can confirm this. The only reason we would try to survive the initial blast was to complete our mission before dying. There is no 'surviving' a nuclear attack you either die quickly or slow and painfully. The only way to survive nuclear war is to not have one. At current yields the radiation cloud would cover the Earth, nobody would be safe. The cockroaches would inherit the Earth as they are one of the few things that can survive the radiation exposure.
@Mike, I'm pretty sure my mom would survive, too, but she's already survived military service, a brain tumor, two heart attacks, and a dozen cancer scares ----- even her docs don't know why she's alive. I reckon she'll survive just to step on the cockroaches!
I had to think of the final scene of "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZct-itCwPE...lol
@Angelar, that scene remains in my memory as ... iconic!
Best advice imo
Most likely true, but very pessimistic. Sigh.
Unless you're Keith Richards. He's not going anywhere.
Can we PLEASE STOP featuring idiots talking about stuff they don't understand on tikfuck? Can we please stop featuring tikfuck altogether? It's a friggin' propaganda platform CONTROLLED BY A REGIME COMMITTING GENOCIDE AGAINST THEIR OWN PEOPLE. Why does nobody give a single fúck, seriously?
The fact that China owns TikTrash doesn’t mean that they made this video.
still supporting their platform
Ugh. Your nick doesn't mean anything to you, does it? It's not about who MAKES a video, but about who CONTROLS the platform. They block everything that doesn't fit their narrative, for example, and I'm repeating myself, THEM COMMITTING GENOCIDE. That's called propaganda, but nobody gives a fúck, because THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE CUTE KITTY VIDEOS. The indifference you're showing is disgusting.
not sure how this guy doesn't know what he's talking about, he literally shows pages from the book of information. if you've got a better source, i'd happily go look at it.
this is how we get around censors for saying f**k
Bc the mods are based in the United States. Of course they're data mining but so is every single other website and social media you use including bored panda
It's not about data mining, it's about forcing their propaganda bullshít upon us by redacting and taking down anything that, for example, talks about the civil rights situation in Hong Kong, about the Uighur genocide or anything bad about "approved" leaders like Jinping or (at least in the past) Putin.
The mods of tiktok of or boredpanda?
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An excellent way to show your ignorance! TikTok is majority-owned by Bytedance which is a Chinese company. The REAL Chinese one is called Douyin, 100% owned by Btyedance. TikTok has very little Chinese content or propaganda. There is also zero evidence of genocide on their own people. Worry about our own regime that commits genocide all over the world. Remember Iraq? There were no weapons of mass destruction and Iraq actually had nothing to do with 911 but because Bush had a spiced pinecone in his butt over Saddam Husein, 1 million-plus innocent civilians died or were injured in that illegal war.
There's lots of evidence the Chinese regime is committing atrocities against not only their own people, but also people they claim to be their own. That doesn't mean all Chinese are bad, it's just Xi Jinping and his ass-lickers. Remember, however, that China has a huge population, so, even a small percentage means a huge number of people.
There's plenty of proof they are committing a genocide on their own people right now so please stop that. There's plenty of whistle blowers and yes the US is guilty of starting horrific wars that still does not mean China isn't doing it too
Uighars ring a bell? Nobody's going to deny what GWBush did ---- I cetainly didn't and don't ---- but that doesn't negatae China's bad acts.
There is plenty proof of them murdering Uighurs. Then, what the heck has Iraq to do with it? F*ck off with your Whataboutism. And lastly, it's an open secret that tikfuck is controlled by government censors. It's not about who owns it, but who controls it. Now stop defending this shitty platform as if they paid you as well.
Very difficult to explain a nuclear blast effects on the environment unless your familiar with radiation effects on the environment. If you are within the blast zone GOOD BYE… of the outskirts of that zone it will be toxic for years.
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Your MOM will be toxic for years!
Myd ad, US Navy, on surviving nuclear war: "You don't. Drive into the nearest big city target area and get it over with."
I am SO ANGRY that ONE mentally deficient, limp dicked old man can hold this threat over the entirety of the rest of the civilised world.
you forgot who was the only one to use this bomb?
Last Friday I explained to my studens what would happen if one bomb falls and then what would happen if they all do. When I was done, one of them commented: Wouldn't it be best to die from the balst?....all I could say was: Yes, yes it would be. I hate that we even have to think about this.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Why would you even tell your students that? Jesus. As if it's not bad enough that they have to deal with anxiety about climate change. What a horrible thing to do.
Well, firstly and most importantly, they wanted to know because they didn't understand why people were so extremely worried. Secondly, children or in this case teenagers desevere to understand what is going on around them. As long as it's age appropriate there is nothing bad about taking their fears seriously.
As a former US Marine I can confirm this. The only reason we would try to survive the initial blast was to complete our mission before dying. There is no 'surviving' a nuclear attack you either die quickly or slow and painfully. The only way to survive nuclear war is to not have one. At current yields the radiation cloud would cover the Earth, nobody would be safe. The cockroaches would inherit the Earth as they are one of the few things that can survive the radiation exposure.
@Mike, I'm pretty sure my mom would survive, too, but she's already survived military service, a brain tumor, two heart attacks, and a dozen cancer scares ----- even her docs don't know why she's alive. I reckon she'll survive just to step on the cockroaches!
I had to think of the final scene of "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZct-itCwPE...lol
@Angelar, that scene remains in my memory as ... iconic!
Best advice imo
Most likely true, but very pessimistic. Sigh.
Unless you're Keith Richards. He's not going anywhere.
Can we PLEASE STOP featuring idiots talking about stuff they don't understand on tikfuck? Can we please stop featuring tikfuck altogether? It's a friggin' propaganda platform CONTROLLED BY A REGIME COMMITTING GENOCIDE AGAINST THEIR OWN PEOPLE. Why does nobody give a single fúck, seriously?
The fact that China owns TikTrash doesn’t mean that they made this video.
still supporting their platform
Ugh. Your nick doesn't mean anything to you, does it? It's not about who MAKES a video, but about who CONTROLS the platform. They block everything that doesn't fit their narrative, for example, and I'm repeating myself, THEM COMMITTING GENOCIDE. That's called propaganda, but nobody gives a fúck, because THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE CUTE KITTY VIDEOS. The indifference you're showing is disgusting.
not sure how this guy doesn't know what he's talking about, he literally shows pages from the book of information. if you've got a better source, i'd happily go look at it.
this is how we get around censors for saying f**k
Bc the mods are based in the United States. Of course they're data mining but so is every single other website and social media you use including bored panda
It's not about data mining, it's about forcing their propaganda bullshít upon us by redacting and taking down anything that, for example, talks about the civil rights situation in Hong Kong, about the Uighur genocide or anything bad about "approved" leaders like Jinping or (at least in the past) Putin.
The mods of tiktok of or boredpanda?
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
An excellent way to show your ignorance! TikTok is majority-owned by Bytedance which is a Chinese company. The REAL Chinese one is called Douyin, 100% owned by Btyedance. TikTok has very little Chinese content or propaganda. There is also zero evidence of genocide on their own people. Worry about our own regime that commits genocide all over the world. Remember Iraq? There were no weapons of mass destruction and Iraq actually had nothing to do with 911 but because Bush had a spiced pinecone in his butt over Saddam Husein, 1 million-plus innocent civilians died or were injured in that illegal war.
There's lots of evidence the Chinese regime is committing atrocities against not only their own people, but also people they claim to be their own. That doesn't mean all Chinese are bad, it's just Xi Jinping and his ass-lickers. Remember, however, that China has a huge population, so, even a small percentage means a huge number of people.
There's plenty of proof they are committing a genocide on their own people right now so please stop that. There's plenty of whistle blowers and yes the US is guilty of starting horrific wars that still does not mean China isn't doing it too
Uighars ring a bell? Nobody's going to deny what GWBush did ---- I cetainly didn't and don't ---- but that doesn't negatae China's bad acts.
There is plenty proof of them murdering Uighurs. Then, what the heck has Iraq to do with it? F*ck off with your Whataboutism. And lastly, it's an open secret that tikfuck is controlled by government censors. It's not about who owns it, but who controls it. Now stop defending this shitty platform as if they paid you as well.
Very difficult to explain a nuclear blast effects on the environment unless your familiar with radiation effects on the environment. If you are within the blast zone GOOD BYE… of the outskirts of that zone it will be toxic for years.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Your MOM will be toxic for years!