How to Survive a Nuclear Attack
If you want to be prepared for a nuclear attack, here's a science-based guide to help you get there. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:...
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[♪ INTRO] Let’s start by saying the odds of a nuclear bomb hitting anywhere near you is very unlikely. But if you’re the type of person who always wants to be prepared, it might help to know a little bit about how explosions and radioactivity work. So, even though you probably won’t need to be hunkering down anytime in the near future, here’s a science-based guide to how to ride out a nuclear attack. A nuclear detonation releases a massive amount of energy. And depending on the size of the bomb and how high it is in the atmosphere when it goes off, that energy can affect you even if you’re tens of kilometers from the detonation site. The size of nuclear bombs is measured by kilotons, or how many thousands of tons of TNT you’d have to blow up to re...
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[♪ INTRO] Let’s start by saying the odds of a nuclear bomb hitting anywhere near you is very unlikely. But if you’re the type of person who always wants to be prepared, it might help to know a little bit about how explosions and radioactivity work. So, even though you probably won’t need to be hunkering down anytime in the near future, here’s a science-based guide to how to ride out a nuclear attack. A nuclear detonation releases a massive amount of energy. And depending on the size of the bomb and how high it is in the atmosphere when it goes off, that energy can affect you even if you’re tens of kilometers from the detonation site. The size of nuclear bombs is measured by kilotons, or how many thousands of tons of TNT you’d have to blow up to re...
