1984 BBC docudrama on nuclear war and its effects (pt12of13)

"Threads" a 1984 BBC docudrama on nuclear war and its effects (pt 12of13)

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[GammyGoose]

Three rats for an HJ. Seems fair enough.

[sludgefingers]

I'm watching this as a nice cheerful change from Eastenders.

[OreadNYC]

Given everything we've seen so far -- which is probably a fairly accurate and realistic depiction of what the aftermath of a nuclear war would be like -- does it really seem possible that electricity would be available to run the television set and the videotape machine without a portable generator (assuming that such a thing would even still run after ten years)??

[aseglkj]

@BloodDaze I know, I was really expecting some freaky stuff, like in Dawn of the Dead. Meh.

[aseglkj]

3:30 bitch be retarded. what the fuck is she doing? why not boil the grain, maybe with some rat thrown in, for a nice stew?

you're not gonna make flour like that, that's for sure.

in any case, in a survival situation, the only food preparation method should be boiling. that way, no nutrients are lost.

[BaboonLoveMonkey]

@Jay16King Ignorance is a way of life for you, then?

[ChuutRiit]

Agriculture in the aftermath of a nuclear war? Yes, medieval farming techniques may very well save your arse..assuming farming is at all possible.

[bl0xta]

@Steve10578 Like many of us I watched this film in my youth at school and it scared the hell out of us but the one bit that brought a chuckle in the classroom is that scene you mention

[pytko3]

@TheIppus A nuclear war is not likely to be started by long time foes who, understand the long term consequences, i.e. the Russians, and Americans. It is far more likely to be started by those who acquire nukes recently and have no diplomacy in place for dealing with the new reality.

[Steve10578]

4:38 - Putting three rats into a Gateway bag that says "Good Food" Reminds me of the current Co-op adverts slogan "Good with food" I suppose the makers were trying to put a bit of humour into a bleak film.

[TheIppus]

@Aletheophile Only until nuclear winter sets in and pretty much all of the plant life dies off. Oh, and until the dust from firestorms causes tropospheric heating, which in turn depletes the ozone layer, letting through way more UV than anything on the planet could ordinarily handle...

Yeah... if there's ever a nuclear exchange, we're all hosed, even South America. And India? These days? If the warheads start flying, Pakistan and India will happily join in (assuming they didn't start it).