Duck and Cover

[phyl350]

In the late '50s, in elementary school on Long Island, NY we did have these "air raid drills" and would get under our desks exactly like the kids in the film. HA HA! As IF that would save us from vaporization! The warning sirens sounded just like in the film, and they'd go off randomly, even on weekends when we were out playing. We got USED to that sound. So when the Cuban Missile Crisis came a few years later, I was only 12 but truly believe it was the end of the world!

[sicktoaster]

I wonder how many times kids saw flashes from other things like cameras or lightning and then made fools of themselves trying to duck and cover.

[Rikku121]

HI IJK AP AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS!!!!!! (do you have any intentions?)

[Phobophobia7]

what a scary time period.

and what useless advice.

[guthzammysara]

this is horrible

[curseofsasuke]

this is horrible that they would do to the public

[cecechocolate]

You know its all lies, atomic explosion duh, they lied to the people to keep em calm. Its 100% fake, it'll peel the skin rite off ur arm if u DUCK AND COVER! XD

[Metallicakicksbutt]

They showed this to the public to give the illusion of safety.Scientists and the military knew full well in the 1950's how lethal the h-bomb is.Had they shown the real effects there would be widespread panic.

[fomsad123]

That's funny the CD guy walks up to a kid after a nuclear explosion and everyones Ok.

[Rockbrigade]

I wonder what the Soviets version of this was like?

[ThePolishYak]

"Nuke and Laugh?"

[brandnathan]

oh ya!

[willsmile]

I was taught - in the UK - to wrap up in brown paaper or cardboard. Wondering where to find any would be enough to occupy the mind for the half nanosecond between flash and evaporation into the dustcloud that would be killing people for months outside the flash-zone!

[InfernalXpression]

did they recently play metal gear or something?