Why destroy the mouse when you have A. the pictures of the atomic station and B. the face of a member of IR. It's not that difficult to find out who she is.(one of the richest chicks od England)
I never really got the rods scene. Doesn't the reactor have trained people *on-site* who could do that job much faster than Virgil and Scott, who have presumably not used that particular machine before? I guess they just needed Virgil and Scott to be doing something since "Gordon shooting a large, non-moving target at close range" isn't very tense on its own. It's funny, I like this episode, but there's no denying the actual rescue scenes just kind of suck.
The Hood is a douchebag. He didn't remove the pictures from the mouse earlier, only glancing at them. He could of got the secrets to the Atomic Station but no, The Thunderbird's secrets were obviously too important...
Who wouldn't go for the Thunderbirds than Atomic power?
@RobotsGreatWar2 Since Lady Penelope is a well-known aristocrat and fashion model, he also could have tracked her down in a matter of minutes and got to IR that way. If the mouse keeps a record of when and where the photos were taken he could probably blackmail her; failing that, there's always good old torture! Too bad for him, I guess he just doesn't read the right magazines.
Seriously, poor guy missed some good opportunities this episode.
Hood was really close achieving his goals in this episode. He blows up one atomic plant creating radioactive cloud and almost destroyed another one. Plus he almost got the pictures of TB2.
Both. If the rods are uranium or a similar heavy substance then they'd be incredibly hard to push. But the faster they pushed the rods, the more likely they were to mess up the reaction.
The disaster at Chernobly partially was due to the control rods being pushing in too fast and snapping, then melting.
The amusing thing about this episode is, the Hood must've had a lot of faith in IR to save the reactor. If they hadn't, more than his eyes would've been glowing after the reactor blew.
Rods are actually made of Polonium and balthorium G which derived from uranium / yellow cake, and yes cadmium and other high grade substances are used to construct rods and other implosion devices such as atomic warheads.
Why don't Scott and Virgil both push in the rods as opposed to one person doing all the work and the other just standing there looking intense?
LP640Fan 2 weeks ago
Hoods too much of a prick
MegaCHUBBER 1 month ago
The hoods a prick
Landyman999 5 months ago 2
Thanks for the uploads
graham1281 5 months ago
God I love Thunderbirds !
DAN44100 7 months ago
That mouse getting destroyed made me sad when i was a kid... Now it makes me cry lol
Doominator99 7 months ago 2
Why destroy the mouse when you have A. the pictures of the atomic station and B. the face of a member of IR. It's not that difficult to find out who she is.(one of the richest chicks od England)
ollie2004 7 months ago 3
the hood is a menace to society. should give him the chair.
NORTHERNKONFLIKT 1 year ago
@noob1138 look up victor mildrew from one foot in the grave he says "i dont believe it" all the time
rougueg 1 year ago
scott is just standing there, while virgil is doing all the work.
thx for uploading this episode
FlippieX 1 year ago
Nuclear plant Guy (panicky) "Did you hear that? You've got five minutes!"
Scott (calmly) "We heard."
Scott rocks!
Teobi1 1 year ago 9
I never really got the rods scene. Doesn't the reactor have trained people *on-site* who could do that job much faster than Virgil and Scott, who have presumably not used that particular machine before? I guess they just needed Virgil and Scott to be doing something since "Gordon shooting a large, non-moving target at close range" isn't very tense on its own. It's funny, I like this episode, but there's no denying the actual rescue scenes just kind of suck.
PumpkinDave 1 year ago
The Hood is a douchebag. He didn't remove the pictures from the mouse earlier, only glancing at them. He could of got the secrets to the Atomic Station but no, The Thunderbird's secrets were obviously too important...
Who wouldn't go for the Thunderbirds than Atomic power?
RobotsGreatWar2 1 year ago
@RobotsGreatWar2 Since Lady Penelope is a well-known aristocrat and fashion model, he also could have tracked her down in a matter of minutes and got to IR that way. If the mouse keeps a record of when and where the photos were taken he could probably blackmail her; failing that, there's always good old torture! Too bad for him, I guess he just doesn't read the right magazines.
Seriously, poor guy missed some good opportunities this episode.
PumpkinDave 1 year ago
@PumpkinDave
Ahh... but you see it's not known how much the Hood really knows. Who wouls suspect that a well respected England Dutchess like Penny would be a spy?
DakariKingMykan 6 months ago
!! Maravillosa serie!!
HeavyExpress 2 years ago
I actualy feel sorry for the mouse....
Armystuntman 2 years ago 5
OMG me too! I actually freaked out and cried when I first saw it as a kiddie, and had to get someone to record over that part on the VHS. xD
Only now can I bear to watch it, and even then it still makes me sad. :-(
ecxpac 2 years ago
5:52 - 6:26 Serves the Hood right LOL.
ultimateMacgregor 2 years ago 4
My favorite Episode!
Lady penelope's getting raped by a mouse at the end!
ethyllithium 2 years ago 15
lol the original victor mildrew at 6:14
rougueg 2 years ago 5
@rougueg
Who?
noob1138 1 year ago
Poor Hood
maybe 1 day he will get what he deserves
ninetalescommander 2 years ago
Hood was really close achieving his goals in this episode. He blows up one atomic plant creating radioactive cloud and almost destroyed another one. Plus he almost got the pictures of TB2.
Zeick87 2 years ago 3
also the only time international rescue are completely unaware of the hoods presence.
microjam77 2 years ago 3
blimey the only time TB2 lands without its pod
docjell56 2 years ago 2
poor fake mouse :-(
IonicGell200 2 years ago 25
I know! I always feel sorry for it, being insulted and squashed like that xD
teenageatheist 2 years ago 3
Everyone has a fear of something! Perhaps it's just as well that Lady Penelope's fear was mice! :D
BenBanjo87 2 years ago 3
Is it really difficult to push the rods in or are they simply doing it carefully?
bwhugul 2 years ago 2
probably the latter
LeoGriv2 2 years ago 4
Both. If the rods are uranium or a similar heavy substance then they'd be incredibly hard to push. But the faster they pushed the rods, the more likely they were to mess up the reaction.
The disaster at Chernobly partially was due to the control rods being pushing in too fast and snapping, then melting.
The amusing thing about this episode is, the Hood must've had a lot of faith in IR to save the reactor. If they hadn't, more than his eyes would've been glowing after the reactor blew.
Shadon1010 2 years ago 5
great info mate, thanks. and 3rd paragraph, yeah for sure. heh
IonicGell200 2 years ago 2
But they're control rods, and aren't control rods made of boron or cadmium?
teenageatheist 2 years ago
I've never heard of either being used in nuclear physics. *shrug* Suffice to say, whatever the rods were made from, they probably weighed a ton.
Shadon1010 2 years ago
Well, I'm just quoting the A-level syllabus here. Though I agree with you on your second point.
teenageatheist 2 years ago
@teenageatheist I thought control rods were carbon.
Naylte 1 year ago
Rods are actually made of Polonium and balthorium G which derived from uranium / yellow cake, and yes cadmium and other high grade substances are used to construct rods and other implosion devices such as atomic warheads.
tommyturbotongue 2 years ago 3
There you have it folks. =)
Shadon1010 2 years ago 2