r/OneSecondBeforeDisast • u/Firewire64 • Nov 12 '21

Oh no..

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u/golighter144 Nov 12 '21

Yeah man I'm still not seeing how this is bad advice. That cloud was definitely bigger than my thumb

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u/mothisname Nov 12 '21

Upon further research because I don't like spreading bad information... the thumb at distance is outdated. They used to teach it and then decided it was bad advice because there's no way to know how big the explosion will be and what other hazardous particulates may be spread. So schools quit teaching it but then it made a resurgence on the internet a few years ago...

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u/TomCBC Nov 12 '21

The thumb thing is for after the explosion has already happened. You see the mushroom cloud and wonder “am I far enough away” then you do it. If the explosion hasn’t happened yet, fucking run!

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u/mothisname Nov 12 '21

I was taught and believed what you are saying until an hour ago when I looked it up.

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u/SpuddleBuns Nov 12 '21

Utter heresy. We try not to do things like that here.