Duck and Cover (1951)

Though it might seem useless to "DUCK and COVER," a lot of people who were killed by the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were due to flying debris and infections from debris wounds (such as glass flying through the air, etc). Also, these bombs were made to explode before they hit the ground so there would be more destruction. The shockwave would easily be enough to knock someone down, if not more, but if they were near low ground and away from windows and things that can fall, ducking and covering would actually increase their chance of survival by a lot. Also, there is no real protection against an atomic bomb; if you have read Hiroshima, you know that some people that were barely inside the bombs' radius died instantly, despite good health, while some people that were less healthy and close to the blast survived.

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[swaysworn]

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[swaysworn]

oooooold :)

[SCE2AUX]

It makes perfect sense. While it won't protect you if you are caught in the fireball (you're vaporized), they knew this, it will protect you from flying glass and other debris. When this was made, the USSR didn't have missiles, just 120 nuclear bombers that would probably be shot down. Those that weren't would do significant damage, but it wouldn't be an "end of civilization" situation.

Nowadays, of course, it would be...so I have to wonder what the hell MewHam is talking about.

[MewHamHead]

ooo.. promoting fear and paranoia in the new generation of Americans.

[rerhart585]

Duck and cover in an a deep mine shaft, where the nuclear fallout cannot reach them, so that the Because of space limitations, a gender ratio of "ten females to each male", with the women selected for their sexual characteristics.

[sillygrl23]

That is easy for a turtle to do...

I can't believe that is what they did to protect themselves from a possible nuclear attack back then. Thank god it didn't really happen all we would all not be here today.

[grahamkeithtodd]

i kept expecting to hear Troy McClure from the simpsons doing the voice over for this....

[rennyminou]

I haven't seen this since my earlier years (60's). I can't remember if it was shown with ironic or serious intent. Hope it was the former.

Quack quack!

[nicogum]

What an excellent, classic old bit of bullshit. I'm surprised the Bush administration hasn't resurrected this.

[swaysworn]

have fun in my back seat!

[SimonB198207]

yeah, that's right, duck and cover! that's stop you being shredded to your componant atoms if the atomic bomb explodes.... ah, it was a simpler time...

[renoguard2]

Knowing what we know now, I think I would rather have a nuke land on my head.