This is a rare wedge issue among boomers. The much derided duck-and-cover drills, which really would have protected kids from the blast effects of a nearby atomic bomb, became nonsensical after the advent of far more powerful thermonuclear weapons that would just vaporize them.https://twitter.com/ktumulty/status/1228668771759542272 …
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Replying to @Pinboard
duck-and-cover under the desk is still actually really good advice regardless of weapon. In case of actual nuke, would usually get you out of line-of-sight of a flash, which is underrated as threat; and with any weapon, falling debris or partial building collapse is a big risk
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Replying to @JakeNelsonMN
Plus it keeps your blast shadow from disfiguring the desktop when it's eventually salvaged
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