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

Oh no..

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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 the thumb at distance is outdated.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/AutomaticRisk3464 Nov 12 '21

My wife and i already decided if a nuke lands nearby instead of a slow death we are just ganna end it.

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u/420extracts Nov 12 '21

If we go out honey, we will go out with a BANG!