#nuclear holocaust

[vinter-skugga]

[missfinefeather]

You know, I dunno why I'm sharing this memory, but I remember in Health class, there was this group assignment where global thermal nuclear war happened and we got stuck in a bunker with a bunch of people

The assignment describes everyone in the bunker with you and details on what your time with them has been so far since winding up in here.

So basically, you find out you don't have enough food for everybody to last to the end of nuclear winter, so you need to kick two people out. It's decided you stay as you are the owner of the bunker, but you have to decide who goes

I think it was supposed to be an experiment about your personal prejudices, but they kinda fucked it up

I don't remember any of the other people in the bunker with us, but there was this one guy who was overweight and he was caught stealing from rations before. My groupmates picked him as one of the people sent out

Then the teacher was like "So you kicked him from the bunker because he's fat?"

And they are like "No! It's because he steals food!"

Hence why I thought the assignment was poorly set up. If they wanted us to judge people for superficial things, then they wouldn't have added details like the fact he was endangering everyone by stealing rations.

Of course, that's what everyone else in the group chose. When confronted with the problem, I volunteered myself to go out into the wasteland, because I'd rather die of radiation poisoning than make that choice

The teacher… was not expecting that response and tried to get me to go with the assignment as it was intended, but I was resolute in my answer.

I wonder if I made the right choice there. Was I being brave, or was it me just being a coward by running from making that choice? I guess it was a little of both? I dunno

Though, one thing I'm proud of: I'm glad I confused the heck out of that teacher xD

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[hellsgate-roadhouse]

Nuclear holocaust by: msabas on deviantart

[disk28]

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔐𝔲𝔱𝔦𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔬𝔯 - 𝔑𝔲𝔠𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔯 ℌ𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔠𝔞𝔲𝔰𝔱

[thethcministry]

[ambicephalic]

The initial detonation was not entirely unexpected but of course no one knew for sure it would happen or exactly when so we weren't fully prepared. We knew to stay indoors but the walls and windows weren't fully sealed and we'd still have to travel to the holding facility, so in that first day we caught quite a bit of radiation which probably aged us by at least a decade.

The holding facility was a converted mixed residential and commercial building with all the outside surfaces sealed and lined with lead, and a complicated HVAC system to detoxify our air. It was stocked with provisions and on the first floor was an office staffed 24/7 with an emergency responder for suspected breaches. All apartments were routinely inspected to ensure a continued seal, and weak points such as where old windowsills met walls were regularly resealed with a quick-dry material called ketchum.

Even so we had to meticulously apply a lotion equivalent to several thousand SPF each morning to our exposed skin, and reapply any time we got wet. We were monitoring the outside air continually, but we had no idea if we'd ever be able to go outside again within our lifetimes.

That morning I had accidentally applied shaving cream to my face instead. I was too lazy to begin the careful washing process again; instead I just removed as much of it as I could by wiping and applied the lotion on top of it. It came out opaque white in areas, but I liked that it smoothed the appearance of my wrinkles, so I blended it in and ignored the cakey white lines at the edges of my face by my ears like a mismatched foundation color.

The neighbors were having a party. They made a giant cookie with sprinkles, and we went around each saying what kind of cookie was the best we'd ever eaten, since of course we were limited to pantry staples and would likely never eat any of those other cookies again. I surprised myself by remembering an orange zest and poppy seed filled thumbprint cookie.

I noticed cracks at the tops of the two kitchen windows. We were all two rooms away so I wasn't immediately alarmed and didn't want to ruin the party. I discreetly stepped aside and called the emergency line, and asked if we could just fix it with some ketchum. The woman at the desk told me to stay put. She showed up immediately in a hazmat suit with rolls of aluminum foil and pressurized foam canisters.

[manojnaironline]

The number of nuclear bombs required

I have always pondered this question: What is the number of nuclear bombs required to provide an individual with a sense of security? Is it a singular bomb, a couple, or an extensive arsenal numbering in the thousands? Recently, I stumbled upon a list featuring various countries alongside their corresponding numerical values. The United States and Russia showcased counts nearing five thousand,…

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my 80's Fest Movie 🎥 marathon...The Day After (1983) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #horror #drama #nuclearwar #nuclearholocaust #thedayafter #JasonRobards #ripjasonrobards #JohnLithgow #steveguttenberg #jobethwilliams #AmyMadigan #bibibesch #ArlissHoward #wayneknight #dvd #80s #80sfest #durandurantulsas6thannual80sfest

[jbfly46]

If the U.S. military doesn’t withdraw all offensive forces from the Middle East immediately the U.S. economy will collapse. If Trump gets reelected our country will turn into a technocracy and it will likely end in a nuclear holocaust.

[3fluffies]

New Fic: A Timeline of Panem (Hunger Games Headcanon)

A Blended Canon and Headcanon Timeline of Panem. Chronicler Wiress narrates the history being pieced together by historians and scientists from the civilizations that once occupied North America to the Cataclysm that destroyed them and finally the Hunger Games Years and Second Rebellion.

Chronicler's Forward: Wiress explains how she and others have worked to restore Panem's knowledge of its own place in history and the civilizations that have come before after the Capitol went to such effort to hide that history and its lessons.

Chronicler's Notes on the Cataclysmic Era: A narrative of world wars and the factors that turned World War IV into the Cataclysmic War that shattered the world and the Mini Ice Age that threatened to erase all human life that remained.

Timeline of the Cataclysmic Era: A timeline of significant events in history up to the end of the Mini Ice Age and the beginning of the Panem Formation Era.

Enjoy! Discussion and debate joyfully welcomed, as are questions and criticism of all kinds!  Feedback! My kingdom for feedback!

[natecoumbe31]

Bringing about our own extinction

Why do we need to actually create the Matrix?

David Meerman Scott published a fascinating article a few days ago. It compares modern AI companies to Enron and that company’s financial scandal that broke in 2001.  But one paragraph in particular stood out to me that warrants quoting in full: Altman says there’s a chance that so-called Artificial General Intelligence (which is still years or decades away) has the possibility of turning…

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

ℌ𝔢𝔠𝔞𝔱𝔬𝔪𝔦𝔠 - ℭ𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔷𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔐𝔲𝔯𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔯

[thethcministry]