Even though this video focused on Distance, always make sure to utilize all three elements. Time, Distance and Shielding. Without all 3 you are selling yourself short.
Since I have a walkout basement, I have one room that’s 3 sides concrete and underground and one side that enters to the room with all of the windows. Should I put mattresses and furnitures to block out the windows or lean them towards the room we are going to be in?
Yes block the windows. But mattresses don’t do hardly anything. The material used needs to be as dense as possible. Think bricks, bags of top soil, bags of wood pellets, 4x4 lumber in multiple layers. Density is required when stopping photons. Anything helps but only really dense and heavy items make a big difference.
@@RealitySurvival what about salt bags? It's hard to get my husband to store the things you are listing above :) We used salt bags for our water system so maybe I could sneak those in haha!
I work in radiology, so I have a firm understanding of radiation. Great job explaining time, distance & shielding. One issue I have, question really, is wouldn’t it make more sense to be on one wall of a basement? You have a ton of shielding from the piles of earth beside you. If you picture someone shooting at you from outside the house, nobody can get by the wall unless they’re above you. Radiation goes in straight lines, it doesn’t “bend” or go around corners. It makes sense to me that being in the middle of a house is more dangerous. Again, picture someone shooting at you with a rifle from outside. It can’t get you if you’re against the wall, but it can if you’re away from the walls.
Thank you for this video. I’m a emergency responder with nuclear training and only one thing I can add is, have water, NON moisturiser soap, scissors to cut your tops and hair off outside of your house, Good luck preppers.
@May God be praised Hi, conditioners are meant to stay behind on your hair and body,? When the conditioner comes into contact with radioactive material, these sticky, oily compounds can gum radioactive dust into your hair. ❤✌🏼🙏🏼
When I was in 5th grade many decades ago… in Riverside California…my best friends dad DUG out an actual bomb shelter. Then he dug out a swimming pool!!!!! What a dad!!
Why not use tarps to gain distance from fallout to the edge of the house? Tarps can be attached to the house, under the edge of the roof at the top, and staked to the ground 10 feet or more away from the house at the bottom. A sprinkler system attached to the house could be used to rinse off the roof and tarps periodically, to help keep radiation from accumulating overhead. Better have garden seeds stored in an area that radiation can't reach. Irradiated seeds would not grow most likely. Not gonna be much grocery shopping afterwards. Just some ideas and my opinion.
@@RealitySurvival I was literally thinking about this same thing earlier today. planning to measure my house this weekend to calculate how much plastic sheeting I would need. Of course you'll need a plan and method to install quickly, because there will only be a window of 30ish minutes to put it all up if it comes down to it and you're anywhere near the initial blast.
@@Norseman311 Depends how close you are. I believe that we are presuming that we are past the fireball/thermal blast zone. It's pretty easy to check what that would be in your location. That is, in probabilities that it hits a major target--like a major city or military base.
This information coincides with everything I have read and watched on TH-cam. I can harden my house now against nuclear radiation better for a longer survival time. the 10 feet distance blocking is new information to me, and it makes a big difference in how i harden my home. Brother man, thank you for sharing this information.
Just look up the inverse square law in relation to nuclear fallout. This is well established. But like I said in my other comment. It is only one of the three principles that must be practiced.
Why do so many others say to shelter in a corner? Just starting out and yours is the easiest video for me to follow so thank you so much. It’s so overwhelming.
It all really depends on the layout of the basement. If you are in a walkout type basement then a corner might be the best option. In a submerged full basement I would think that the center along one wall would be best. But again it all really depends on your situation. Just apply the General principles and you should be good.
Thank you so much for doing these. Please keep educating us. There is SO much conflicting info. Clearly you know what you’re talking about in this area. It actually makes me feel better to know I can DO something. And your calm demeanor is so reassuring that we CAN do something. Bless you. ❤️
Having a 5 gallon bucket with trash bags and a lid for toileting if your basement doesn’t have a bathroom, easy to prepare and eat foods, water, paper goods and utensils would be critical to have in the room you plan to use.
@@RealitySurvival The best thing you can do is a check valve in the sewer, providing that the code allows for it. The thing about that is that I've actually never actually seen anything like that, so I don't even know if it would be code compliant. Of course, after SHTF, then EVERYTHING will become code compliant, since there won't BE any codes, anymore.
The house outside tarp... You'd just measure that wall, cut a PVC pipe. Attach one end that'll hit the ground....roll up, attach a string. Then you can just pull the string in 2 seconds and the tarp would roll down and pipe would hold it down :)
The main idea behind the tarp on the outside of the house would be to put one up near the area that you may be sheltering in the basement to keep the fallout further away from you. There is no benefit from putting a large tarp over the top of your home.
A basement is best. But if you have no other option staying in the center is better than being close to the edges where the fallout gathers along the ground.
Please go and watch the entire nuclear survival skills playlist because you are asking a question that indicates you have missed some very important information. Staying protected from fallout requires 3 things. Time, Distance AND Shielding. To answer your specific question at least 2 weeks. But there is more to it than just distance.
@@RealitySurvival I'm working through it now. I've got my inner space planned out now. Just need to stock the closet with supplies. I've got a bucket toilet. I'm trying to figure out how to deal with my dog's potty needs!
I'm going to the Dollar Gerneral. It's a block building, within walking distance, and has food, water, pillows, blankets, beer and wine, cigarrettes, books, I can stay several days easy!!!
glad to hear you talking about this, Potassium Iodide only work for Iodine 131. Which is generated at the blast itself and dissipates rapidly. Start taking your KI tablets immediately when you know of an attack/blast. A day or so later the Iodine 131 will be decayed away,
Like he says, It’s during the decay process to a more stable isotope, or different element, that high energy gamma rays are emitted each ray in a random direction. The further you are away from the dust the less likely the gamma ray will reach you because the target (you) is fixed area, but as you move away, the probability that you take damage drops by 4 every time you double the distance. So if you were 1 foot away from the window vs 10 feet, you’ll take 100 times less damage.
Glad it is helpful! But make sure you also do your own research! These vids are short and don’t have full context. They should serve as a jumping off point for you to learn more in your own research. :)
Several things. Five gallon buckets filled with dirt or water stacked against your interior walls of your shelter. Those plastic storage containers would also come in handy. If nothing else, bags of potting soil or even cardboard boxes reenforced with a couple of wraps of duct tape and filled with Dirt stacked around your shelter area. Thick blankets or certains over all windows and exterior doors. Use the outer rooms of your house to shield you and your family while riding it out in an interior room closed off from the rest of the home with furniture or other dense objects. You want to have at least 2-3 firearms with 20 rounds for each at the bare minimum for self defense. There will be no law and order for a good long time afterwards. There will be no electricity or phone service and tap water won't be safe to drink for at least a month. Do not burn contaminated wood or other contaminated flamable material. Also. In the case of Russia attacking with nukes, they have around 5 k Warheads and only about 2/3rds would be used. They would go after ICBM fields in Montana and Wyoming, Nuclear bomber bases and port facilities first then important Economic, Political and Industrial sectors. They would also have to expand warheads on a slew of targets in Europe and the Asia/Pacific to try to limit a NATO response from. Not only the US but also the UK and France who also have Nuclear Weapons so that would chew up the vast majority of their warheads. They wouldn't waste them on army bases or military installations that have no means to launch a counter strike. An army is useless if it can't be moved to where it needs to be. The United States alone has almost 800 military installations scattered around the world so it would be a waste of warheads to go after those bases unless they are house nuclear weapons. Same goes of the NATO and Pacific allied bases. Only the US air Force and Navy are capable of launching a nuclear strike so only those would be targeted. Army and marine bases wouldn't be worth expending warheads on because they don't posses any means of launching strategic weapons. Note. In an all out exchange, the United States would lose about 40-60 million people but Russia would lose 90% of it's population due to the fact that 90% of it's population live in the area between St Petersburg and Moscow... And area roughly the size of the United States east of the Mississippi.
Missed LS. About the air flow. I understood your supposed to block all low windows. But filter block a top window or air vent. With a HEPA filter vacuum cleaner bag cut to fit? Sealed with duct tape. I'd also consider having those large barrels of water storage already inside. Create mass while having clean water. Don't forget two buckets & sawdust for toileting. Plenty of canned/cold type foods that don't require cooking. Cards or games? I understand there's a 2mile radius from ground zero where survival is less than ideal due to percussion blast. After that your chances increase dramatically.
@@RealitySurvival Should everyone be disarmed by either the government or the property owner before entering the fallout shelter, to avoid chaos, such as what you endorsed at the Superdome in NO, after Katrina?
Thanks for all the useful suggestions. I will be investing in planters, setting them around the outer walls of my house, filling them with dirt, covering them with tarps so that radioactivity won't settle into the dirt, and storing seeds in my safe rooms. I am a nuclear survivor, because I was in Rome while the Chernobyl cloud hovered over us for three days, and only after it passed did the government tell us we had been exposed to a whole year's radiation. (That would be 100 times more than normal by my unreliable math.) They slaughtered all the rabbits in the country, because they had eaten radioactive lettuce, but they never told us to close our windows! It was hot at the end of April, and I had my windows open with my bed pointing that direction. Afterwords I had serious rashes on my lower legs, and the skin there is still sensitive today. So be sure to stash some cortisone cream for minor radiation burns. Later I met a young man from Poland who told me that all the school children in that country were given potassium iodide tablets. So they had excellent civil defense there in those days. I am 74 years old now and have the tablets ready, but I would give my tablets to a protect a child. Since they will live a lot longer than I will, they have a longer arc to protect. But if there is no needy child nearby I am going to take them myself! Since most of us have face masks lying around because of COVID, it would be a good idea to cover nose and mouth to prevent inhaling radioactive dust, at least until we settle in place. Most of us will not have gas masks at hand - but the problem will not be poisonous air (like mustard gas) but virus-sized radioactive particles. So filtering to any degree would help. You can't develop antibodies against radioactive particles lodged in your system, like you can with viruses! I am stashing bottled water (including tap water in old jugs), juices, food in flip-top cans, sanitary and first-aid items, and anything that does not require electricity (battery clocks, thermometers, scales, acoustic musical instruments) and large garbage containers with plenty of bags. (There won't be garbage collection for a while, I presume.) I am emphasizing food that does not require cooking - sardines, Vienna sausages, beef jerky, nuts, dried berries and fruit, etc. Our town has gravity-powered water lines from a water tower, and I expect the plumbing to keep working even if the power is out. There also is a land-line telephone in the basement and it too works during power outages. My house is built into a hillside, and the back half of the basement is entirely underground, while the front half has slat windows to admit light. Light is important, so I am not going to cover those windows, but I will tape around them. They are forty or fifty feet away from my safe zone, and I won't need to get any closer. Thanks for the tip about turning off the air circulation systems (hot or cold). I would add, when you do that, empty out the freezer compartment of your refrigerator and put everything into one of your kitchen sinks. Some of those things will leak when they thaw, and you will not want to clean up a messy kitchen when you emerge. Many refrigerated items will last for two weeks okay, but frozen food will thaw in much less time than that. Thanks again, and I look forward to watching all your other videos.
I am from Serbia... I was also under Chornobyl radiation... I was under fire from A-10 airplanes a few times... I was, during someone's mistake under a few months-long direct radiations from Scanners, and accelerators, from one particular hospital building,,, and I am still here. By the way, I am an architect, active in my job... collaborating at the moment for an Italian company... So, maybe, if there is an interest, I can help. I don't have ideas to protect my home(s)... I didn't see this video entirely, because I was searching for a new, underground shelter, for small family and friends... some idea, fast and simple... maybe new... I will see...
@@ivicamilosavljevic4706 Thank you for your reply. Congratulations to a fellow survivor. Many homes in the US have full-sized basements that could function as shelters. Now would be a good time for owners to do some home improvements down there, like sealing concrete floors, covering insulation with dry wall, replacing cracked windows, and the like. I am glad that your mind is at work on these problems, and I encourage you to share your solutions. All the best.
*What I want to know, how do I know if my region safe zone or not* ???? *Are you able to roam around in your home, or stay in a safe area in the basement* ?
There is no way to know beforehand if your area will be safe. But listening to shortwave radio may help you figure out what areas have been attacked. For the first two weeks you should stay in the basement. After that follow the guidance from the state or federal officials but you will likely be able to start getting out for short periods after that 14 day point.
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Excellent presentation! I am so glad to learn about the 10 foot rule. The hallway in my home will serve as my shelter area. Covering the windows with tarps or heavy duty plastic is a great idea. Plywood could also be used. Living near the Gulf of Mexico, it's rare to find a home with a basement because of the water table. It would be nice though. What other videos have you done? I would love to learn more from you. Thanks.
It’s from the civil defense info from the 60s. It’s doesn’t say it will block 90% it is referring to the inverse square law meaning that there will be a 90% reduction in the photons that hit you. If you only use distance you could still easily get a lethal dose of radiation. You must you time, distance and shielding together in order to effectively reduce the amount of lethal radiation you receive. If you only do one of the three you will very likely die.
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Just so you know, residential AC systems USUALLY do not have an outside air component. The air in your house is on a closed loop system. It does not go outside. Nor does outside air come in. It is only the refrigerant inside the coil and pipes that go outside to the condensing unit. I've been an HVAC engineer for over 20 years. I have NEVER designed a house with outside air or fresh air. That is only a commercial code and it does not happen in residential. Even in the largest of homes (28 ac units) there was no fresh air intake. So there is NO reason to turn off the ac unit.
I realize that they are on a closed loop system but the movement of the air within the home promotes dust particles getting pulled into the home. It is a best practice to turn it off. The less air movement the better. But if you want to leave yours on be my guest. Besides it is unlikely that the power will work for very long unless it is was limited exchange. Which could happen.
Question you can answer: What about covering up the vents on top of the house? On the roof? I was advised blocking them would keep gases in your home which are dangerous. Covering them with socks was mentioned in the video. What say you?
I’m guessing you didn’t watch the full video? ;) I would cover the attic vents in the top of the house or on the gable ends. That will stop the circulation pulling air into the attic. Then I would put socks over the plumbing vents to allow gases to escape but keep most of the fallout out.
@@RealitySurvival Hey, thanks for the response! Yes, I watched the video and your idea about moving to the center of the home is great advice. As you can see above, I wrote that "covering them with socks was mentioned in the video." But I was looking for his opinion about that idea.
I recently rewatched the day after and in a few scenes, they are shoveling dirt over the basement windows. I’ve also recently watched government sponsored disaster vids from the late 60s and they say pile stuff up over a table and in front of the table. Once the decay happens the area will likely become a no man’s land and you’ll have to relocate.
This is the best video I have found on what to do to survive after nuclear bomb. You mentioned covering open water pipes with socks, where are these pipes & what do they look like? I have never known these were part of the plumbing system in a house. I am moving to an apartment in 8 weeks. Are these open pipes in each apartment or is there only one for the entire building? Thank you for making this video.
Well you wouldn’t want to use duct tape. A sock or something where air can pass through but it will keep dust out would be best. That way the toilets can still flush.
10 to 20 miles from ground zero you would be ok however much less time for you to find shelter then if you are 40 to 45 miles to be totally safe but none the less get into your basement or shelter. I would put batteries and battery operated equipment in mylar bags to protect from the EMP that comes from the blast as well. Like Radios, watches, GPS smartphones and so on in mylar bags! Amazon and other online place still sale them. Traps are great and plywood with adding a silicone seal to put over your basement windows when you screw or bolt them in place.
Yeah but we have super thick cement n redbrick walls insallation and more we don't have vents or air-conditioning units,,r water pipes r deeper in ground ,, we can close r doors n live in hallway of r homes use cobyhole to sleep in under stairs
@@shazzzabanazz4789 You're very young obviously. This is what the government used to advise in the 80s. Watch the old ''Protect and survive''' public info films here on yt. But it wouldn't have helped. For and idea of what it would really have been like, watch ''Threads''. After that, you'll understand why it's better to be as close to the detonation as possible, so you have a less drawn out death.
The thing with the kidneys: perhaps because a lot of the radioactive atoms will be removed out of the body through the kidney, so they will be a peak of radioactivity near the kidneys. But how it should help to stick mass around there? It is radiating out of your body from there. Do you want to shield your surroundings from yourself? Or are the kidneys warmer, working faster and removing the radioactive atoms faster out of your body.
In reference to the beard/gas mask topic. I have a 3 inch beard and practiced with various options. I found that a Russian gas mask pulls over your whole head and seals at the throat and neck. Unless you're Chewbacca and have a ton of throat and neck hair those will seal up just fine without shaving. As for shaving to make a good seal with NATO gas masks don't forget that you'll need to shave anywhere from twice a day to every other day to keep the hairs short enough to avoid breaking the seal. In regards to the Russian gas masks. You might have a harder time finding them with current sanctions. And I'm not sure how true the claims are but it appears as though they use asbestos in their filters and NATO filters don't seal onto Russian gas masks. I've yet to find a commercial, NATO quality filter that fits Russian gas masks. So options that I'm aware of include using something like Teflon tape or a rubber gasket, or 3D printing an adapter to go between the two.
My basement might be used the house was built in 1949 when supplies were being sent to Europe after ww2. Old vents that are low enough to cover with sand. The basement door though, is a concern. The foundation was built with bricks and cat blocks there is alot sand in around the the foundation. So it's quite possible that I could survive lethal dose is 500. Even if I get 250 I must seek medical treatment fast or it will be to late
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I would think there are really good house plants that will give off oxygen. Mattresses on every wall and then some overhead might help especially if you staple plastic and use duct tape to help seal it off.
The closer you live to strategic targets (Washington DC, Minot SD), then the less likely you will survive radiation poisoning. Incidentally, where are you going to plant crops in the Spring? What about nuclear winter? Regardless of what shielding you use….
Good information video herein JJ. I have treated significant full body radiation burns / poisoning. It ain't pretty. I know what my pistol would be for if things got real bad. Side bar next day. I broached the subject of having bomb fallout shelters with a group whose leader's sister is the head of such services in this County. Maybe the local powers will take note. Best
My 2c, get yourself a Geiger counter so you know where the radiation is. Let’s say the wind blows fallout against one side of your house but not the other, you would then not want to be in the middle of your house, you may want to adjust. Without a way to measure radiation, you are just guessing.
So sorta but not really. First a Geiger counter will not work at all in a nuclear fallout type situation where you are outside close to a lot of fresh fallout. It is too sensitive and the readout will show zero. However your basic point is correct but you need a radiological survey meter. They are less sensitive and built for a fallout environment. Also for your personal exposure you want to get a radiological dosimeter. That will measure the dosage you get each day over a long period of time and be a more accurate reflection of how much actual exposure you got over time verses a small quick sampling with either of the other two meters.
@@RealitySurvival Any brand/model of radiological survey meter that you would recommend? If I can’t get home in 30 minutes, I would want something that I can carry around with me to tell me when it’s getting unsafe outside. While being confined in a home, I think that I would prefer something that gives point in time readings rather than a dosimeter, but hopefully I wouldn’t need something inside my home with a range beyond something like the betergeiger.
Well I don’t have a great answer for you. But if you are within 50 miles or so of ground zero you should shelter in place for a minimum of two days before traveling. As far as the survey meters go the old civil defense ones are one of the few options available. You can get them recalibrated at www.radmeters4u.com/calibrate.htm that is about the only decent option I am aware of. There are some on Amazon but there quality is highly suspect to me.
The ten foot rule puts me in a small space my house is small. I will have to stand in the corner. And when it is over I can go outside and eat radiated carrots out of my barrier garden boxes and dust of the car and garden tractor and everything is going to be okay.
Remember one thing above all... No matter where you shelter, if under ground, or in house, or wherever. You need to breathe air! Clean uncontaminated air. Its no good blocking out the radiation and starving yourself of oxegen at the same time! Your biggest and most expensive investment, should be filtered air supply and depending on how many people you have in your safe space and its size, should be planned for, first NOW! So as our friend says here in this vid. Time is of course, our best defence. How long you get, is really up to you. You have from NOW onward. You decide when you start your prep. Stay safe my beautiful family.
@@RealitySurvival really? I hope this is so true. We would have a 1200+ square foot lower level shelter where as 3 of the 4 sides are protected by 10-30 feet of concrete and dirt. 1 wall with the garage doors and 2 sets of large windows on the only exposed wall. We have an L shaped open stair case going to the middle floor and then we have a 1200 square foot 3rd level so if we are downstairs we have 2 levels above us. What do you suggest I do with that exposed wall so we don't die of CO poisoning. I have bought EMP copper fabric (expensive as hell), tarps, plastic and expansion foam for cracks. I just don't want my family to die because I sealed it up too much. If I can get peace of mind on this, I am good! We live in Northern California by the way and was told we live in one of the safest spots there is. About 1 1/2 from Sacramento and 2 1/2 hours from Reno. Very rural area. Love our community!
You don’t need to seal it up at all. Fallout is made of heavy dust. Think of it as small grains of sand falling from the sky. It isn’t going to come inside your home. Watch the other videos in my place list on nuclear survival skills it may help you understand a little better. But there certainly isn’t any reason to have to seal up anything. Unless you have a broken window or something where wind can freely blow into the home.
Fortunately, my living room and kitchen is totally interior at home. It is a garden home with one attached neighbor. The bad part of all of this is that my job is 3 hours away so I am in extended stay inn. It has an interior hall and a good portion is 10 ft away from the exterior. I have an option to go with friends and a cousin. My RV in the country is out of the question. It's definitely a dynamic situation of where I am and where are the targets.
If you are within line of sight of the blast yes. If you live on the edge of a grid zone on the outer edges of a town or in the next town over it’s possible that you may keep power. Also if you are on off grid power as a homesteader you would also want to turn it off as well.
We have a store room full of tins. I have batteries and a radio. I've been told as the initial warning comes, to fill the bath full of water for a source? We have e a small brick home in rural UK. Our safest room is upstairs though. It's closest to the centre and nearest the stairs and a fire escape. We originally had the food supply when covid hit and panic buying started, so we kept it anyway.
I've never really bought much into this stuff until the recent events going on with Russia. I know it's still not likely, but I've been thinking maybe I should stock up on bottled water and be prepared, but I don't know if I'm just being neurotic! 🤔
Having some food and water, medical, and power generation capability for a disaster is what responsible citizens do. You should always be able to take care of yourself.
YOU are responsible for protecting you and your family. Not the police. Not the government--YOU. You need a few weeks of supplies to get through ANY emergency. That's all you need for nuclear preparedness. We were without electricity in Virginia for 15 days after hurricane (Isabel, I think).
Definitely stock up on water. Just the recent train derailment in Ohio that has possibilities of leeching into the Mississippi River, and another recent one. Take care.
If I’m hearing you correctly, you’re saying that 10 feet of air plus some plywood and Sheetrock is going reduce gamma radiation from fallout by 99% ? The halving-thickness of concrete is 2.4 inches. So to reduce gamma radiation to 1/64 (98.5%) it would take 14.4 inches of concrete. The halving thickness of air is over 100 feet. So it would take over 600 feet of air to get the same shielding as 14.4 inches of concrete.
My brother was naval Intel we live but 18 sw of a secondary nuke target. W no others to west I'm thinking bobs n get he'll out of dodge asap to sw between mtns usually takes 1 hour n 15 mins there but quicker if I hi tail it not sure if I Wana sip or flee I live n trailer.
What about people who have had their thyroid killed off using a radiation pill because they had an over active thyroid. My husband had his thyroid killed many many years ago and I have always wondered how differently this would be for him. Would he not have to worry since his thyroid is already killed? Thankfully, I have managed to accumulate 5 years of his thyroid pills that we rotate for other situations, and I continue to gather more, but never hear anyone mention how those who don’t have a thyroid would need to prepare.
What about ventilation and CO2 buildup in your home once you've effectively plasticized your home like a zip-loc bag? I've looked at the very expensive air units which are approved for fallout, but isn't there some other way to use a super massive layered filter allowing the tiny molecules of oxygen to pass through in place of a window?
I see. Not sure who is saying to do that but it is really not needed at all. Just seal up any major air gaps where a lot of dust could get in. Normal window and door seams should be fine.
@@RealitySurvival You wrote that it "should be fine." If that was the case, why do must budget commercial shelters use air filters? Don't worry-I will do the research myself but I suspect that what you wrote is the most practical and believe that while filters would improve things---that just breathing the air trapped in the building would be survivable. (But I hate stale air.)
The reason that fallout shelters have air filtration systems is because they are located in the cities where the bombs will go off. They were built underground to be able to survive the blast. But they would still need to filter the air because of the high concentration of debris and fallout from being so close to the blast. If your home is that close to the blast it will likely burn to the ground and if you are in it you will likely die. If you are far enough out that your home survives, then you are also most likely to be in an area that won’t have a high amount of debris or fallout in the air. So breathing should not be a problem as long as you are in a fallout shelter and not disturbing the fresh fallout. If you go outside before 10 days from when the fallout happens then you certainly would want to wear a gas mask with filtration canisters while you are outside disturbing the fallout. But when you go back inside you should be good to go. Hope that helps. I may do a video to clarify this point a bit. Take care!
We put plastic up every winter inside and we're out in BFE but I do have a question are garage covers almost all of one side of the house we built are temporary area is on that side will the garage and the freezers are against the wall in the garage are best bet I feel
Everything else I’ve seen online, including government websites, indicates that the 10-foot rule is for beta, not gamma. Gamma is cut in half every 500 feet through the air, not by 99% over 10 feet. Doesn’t make sense that it takes 3 feet of earth to stop gamma but only 10 feet of air …
Dave I’d say you may want to rewatch the video and pay attention this time. I did not say that you should use only distance. I clearly said that it is a three part solution. Time, Distance and Shielding. Distance is only one component and therefore incomplete.
Thanks for the video I just wanted to apologize for what I typed in the comments in the past I feel like it was a major misunderstanding thanks for at least replying and explaining everything back than
biden says the most ridiculous things. for either the hurricane that just smashed the south east or possible nukes he recommneded the vaccine ..guys a waste
There is no set time. As I said in the video there are too many variables to provide anything that is set in stone. The point is that you have a short period of time so the sooner the better if you are in a fallout zone or if you were physically close to the detonation zone. Sorry perhaps I should have clarified that better.
Question... I got a 40ft shipping container above ground in the Tennessee mountains spray foamed 2 to 3 inches all on inside walls, ceiling floor and doors. However I don't have any doors except the container doors. I will have to leave one end opened but I have a sliding glass door at one end. Do I have any chance of surviving inside from fallout if I plastic the sliding glass door really good??. I also have a 20x20 carport over the end of the container with the sliding glass door maybe that would veer the fallout. Any suggestions appreciated
Hi. I’m way across the pond in australia Sydney to be exact. Not too sure if it’s a target area but I had a look though out ny house and found a medium sized room that’s reinforced with double brick but I wanted to also reinforce it with concrete and metal sheets and my house is on sand so I’d be easy to dig down. My house is an old 1930’s and has some aspectos. I’m still young and I’m quite worried about it but my parents and no one else is worried about it. I have ideas but not allowed to take them into action. What should I do at this point? I’m about 5 psi from where the bomb I think would be dropped in the Sydney CBD. I need help as I’m quite worried about this and have a perfect room and could dig down but I don’t have permission from my parents. What should I do?
Good informational video. I work at a nuclear power plant and was school trained in the Army on Radiological contamination avoidance. I would just like to address the shielding aspect a bit. If you are far enough away from the explosion to where your only concern would be the fallout; then the walls/roof of your home and the windows would provide sufficient shielding from the type of radiation particles (Alpha and Beta) that you would encounter. They are large; slow moving particles that can be stopped by your skin or a piece of paper. The biggest concern with these would be from inhalation and that was addressed. As long as the doors and windows are covered with plastic sheeting to avoid the outside air getting inside then you should be able to avoid the radiation exposure that would be harmful. Socks over the roof vents is something I had never heard of before but would be a great idea. People tend to think of nuclear war as a killer of all mankind but there would be millions that would survive. If you live in a rural area away from large cities, military bases or infrastructure targets then you would have a high probability of survival assuming you have sufficient supplies to wait out the fallout decay.
There are two things I would like to add. You can get radiation detectors pretty cheaply on Amazon while they last and using Newspapers under your clothing makes a good layer of protection for you in so many situations! Inside if you need, but if you go outside with your mask after the couple weeks. Save the newspapers!
Well sort of. The alpha and beta will Jill you faster if you inhale them. Gamma takes longer to die from unless you are exposed to high amounts in short periods.
Reality Survival can you please clarify. Andy ^ is saying to seal everything up like Fort Knox it sounds "As long as the doors and windows are covered with plastic sheeting to avoid the outside air getting inside " which unless I understood it wrong you said sealing all this up is not necessary. Which is it? Now I am back to being confused as this ventilation issues is bugging me.
I have a two story house and have no way of getting up there. Is there any way to block those roof vents from my unfinished attic? Edited to add: And I would like to have my chimney temporarily sealed. I saw online that they could caulk a piece of tile on top to block it. Have you heard of that?
To be honest. I dont think the no matter which President was in office would change whats going on. We cant control China shut down and Russia has been wanting war for ages. I feel it would even be more drama. I like Trump. But he had issues too.
I om in modest in a brick 1890s home with large basement and root cellar that is separate. All concrete rock walls thick. Going to sandbag the weak basement windows. Stockpiling. Food water meds generators etc. Well water and even showering possible in basement. QUESTION. SHOULD I FORTIFY THE DOOR INTO BASEMENT? It’s an old wooden door maybe add another layer of protection and with what material? THANK U
@@RealitySurvival th-cam.com/video/brK__dfY7pM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/9rXXMDGhjUs/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/M7hOpT0lPGI/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/dxJHecyYBno/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/yj9_Cq65Bqw/w-d-xo.html There is no "waiting out" the fallout for people in the northern hemisphere the radioactive dust that settles over 18 months will kill what's left of plant life causing the largest dust storms in millennia. The mass migrations to the south will cause more wars and more nukes from India, China, and Australia. Surviving the first year makes no difference if no one is farming the billions of acres of barren farm land. Your lack of understanding is that you "prep" for this at all. If it happens, and your not already on a ship headed south, all the "prepping" on earth won't prepare you for the misery life will be on the other side of Armageddon
Rediculous content here.. I had to laugh when you said the first thing you do if the blast doesn't kill you is to shut off your forced air system.. like it's going to be running just fine after a blast.. and how exactly do you think that it's going to be running?
Lol. Sorry I should have clarified for the mentally impaired. I was speaking about those houses that are further away. Not those that are near the blast. The detonation of one nuke or even several will not necessarily bring down the entire grid. My bad for not dropping down to you level.
Duhhh!, He means ifyou are far from the blast, pay attention!,, All power will not go out everywhere,, just where the blast is,,, he is telling how to keep safe and keep contaminated air out of dwelling.
@@beverlybalius9303 you people are delusional if you think a nuke show will leave anything intact. There are enough missiles aimed at the US to double tap every town with more than 10000 .. that's 6000 bombs and Russia's deadhand system ensures they will all be launched.
@Duellona Boudica I was simply making a point about the survivability of the power grid .. and folks should realize there are no half-measures in nuclear war. They won't be crawling out of their homes after two weeks and going to work on Monday. It will be a world where stone age barbarism rules in a scorched, poisoned, and darkened landscape ...the sun isn't seen for years, nothing grows, everything is frozen, and disease is rampant. I wish you and 'many people' the best of luck in that sweet spot 200 miles away.
Yeah. It might. If you're far enough away from the blast, but you're near enough to get fallout. Once the fallout gets inside your house, then there's no preventing radiation sickness and death.
I live in a 1940’s built house,,,, i feel the drafts in the winter months.. old windows,,, i just rent,, There is no making it safer. The good thing is 5 giant ancient Oaks are spread over the Roof,,, maybe that will help.
QUESTION; Why won’t Mylar work? It protects the space shuttle from radiation. Why couldn’t you use space blankets in a room? I don’t know it would work and I don’t know why it wouldn’t
What if you have a steep roof and you can't take anything down? How do you take care of your attic. My parents live in the house with a walkout basement that's filled on the other side with dirt. Their attic has two 2 window and they have a bonus room with two windows. Do you seal those up too with plastic and duct tape? I'm a new homeowner too so I'm trying to learn all I can. Thanks Meredith oxendine hickory NC
@Reality Survival I really do appreciate your video, and I learned some things, but I wanted to correct one dangerous misconception, if you don’t mind. You spoke of a 10 foot separation reducing radiation by 99% based on the inverse square, and that if you were 10 feet from walls and roof, radiation was very substantially reduced. That would be true for a single point source, but for a situation where your walls and roof are covered by many radioactive particles, it doesn’t apply. You get that inverse square reduced radiation from every particle. In that situation, distance doesn’t do you any good. You need mass between you and the sources.
@@RealitySurvival Sorry, inverse square applies, but you are implicitly assuming you have a single point source. If the outside of your walls and roof are coated with radioactive dust, you have many point sources and they all add up. Theoretically, if you have a spherical room 20 feet in diameter, and uniformly coat the walls with radioactive dust, the gamma exposure right next to the wall is exactly the same as in the center of the room, 10 feet from any wall. This is just basic physics. Rays from every particle follow inverse square, but when you have many, they all add up.
No it won’t be safe to handle for quite a long time. But you can go outside and have exposure for short periods and begin resuming more normal activities.
If you had fallout in your area I would not drink water from a sump pump. The reason is that the water in the sump pump is likely contaminated because the fallout collects around the edges of your home. Which means that the water in the sump pump likely ran through or past the fallout.
Even though this video focused on Distance, always make sure to utilize all three elements. Time, Distance and Shielding. Without all 3 you are selling yourself short.
Since I have a walkout basement, I have one room that’s 3 sides concrete and underground and one side that enters to the room with all of the windows. Should I put mattresses and furnitures to block out the windows or lean them towards the room we are going to be in?
Yes block the windows. But mattresses don’t do hardly anything. The material used needs to be as dense as possible. Think bricks, bags of top soil, bags of wood pellets, 4x4 lumber in multiple layers. Density is required when stopping photons. Anything helps but only really dense and heavy items make a big difference.
@@RealitySurvival what about salt bags? It's hard to get my husband to store the things you are listing above :) We used salt bags for our water system so maybe I could sneak those in haha!
@LexiP91 sure. Better than nothing.
I work in radiology, so I have a firm understanding of radiation. Great job explaining time, distance & shielding.
One issue I have, question really, is wouldn’t it make more sense to be on one wall of a basement?
You have a ton of shielding from the piles of earth beside you. If you picture someone shooting at you from outside the house, nobody can get by the wall unless they’re above you.
Radiation goes in straight lines, it doesn’t “bend” or go around corners. It makes sense to me that being in the middle of a house is more dangerous. Again, picture someone shooting at you with a rifle from outside. It can’t get you if you’re against the wall, but it can if you’re away from the walls.
Watching this 2 year's later and things haven't got any better unfortunately.. Thanks for the great info. God bless everyone.
Thank you for this video. I’m a emergency responder with nuclear training and only one thing I can add is, have water, NON moisturiser soap, scissors to cut your tops and hair off outside of your house,
Good luck preppers.
Confused here. Tops and hair?
@@DrRoseBrown yes, as you don’t want to pull contamination clothing over your head. Cut hair, if you couldn’t cover it.
@May God be praised Hi, conditioners are meant to stay behind on your hair and body,? When the conditioner comes into contact with radioactive material, these sticky, oily compounds can gum radioactive dust into your hair. ❤✌🏼🙏🏼
Why cut hair? You're gonna have to shower before you come in anyway, right?
Nvmd, I heard JJs answer, but if you have a plastic shower cap, that'll do, I think.
When I was in 5th grade many decades ago… in Riverside California…my best friends dad
DUG out an actual bomb shelter. Then he dug out a swimming pool!!!!! What a dad!!
Why not use tarps to gain distance from fallout to the edge of the house? Tarps can be attached to the house, under the edge of the roof at the top, and staked to the ground 10 feet or more away from the house at the bottom. A sprinkler system attached to the house could be used to rinse off the roof and tarps periodically, to help keep radiation from accumulating overhead.
Better have garden seeds stored in an area that radiation can't reach. Irradiated seeds would not grow most likely. Not gonna be much grocery shopping afterwards.
Just some ideas and my opinion.
@@RealitySurvival I was literally thinking about this same thing earlier today. planning to measure my house this weekend to calculate how much plastic sheeting I would need. Of course you'll need a plan and method to install quickly, because there will only be a window of 30ish minutes to put it all up if it comes down to it and you're anywhere near the initial blast.
@@Common_Sense_Paine that tarp might melt
@@Norseman311 Depends how close you are. I believe that we are presuming that we are past the fireball/thermal blast zone. It's pretty easy to check what that would be in your location. That is, in probabilities that it hits a major target--like a major city or military base.
Ya I’m 25 -30 mins outside of NYC an a mushroom cloud is 40 miles so I’m screwed!
@@JDS040 run
This is something I've not thought about in years. Thank you, each time you make a video, you make it easier to understand.
This information coincides with everything I have read and watched on TH-cam. I can harden my house now against nuclear radiation better for a longer survival time. the 10 feet distance blocking is new information to me, and it makes a big difference in how i harden my home. Brother man, thank you for sharing this information.
Yeah not sure if the 10 feet rule is true. Never heard that before.
Just look up the inverse square law in relation to nuclear fallout. This is well established. But like I said in my other comment. It is only one of the three principles that must be practiced.
I like the idea of pre cutting plastic for the windows
Why do so many others say to shelter in a corner? Just starting out and yours is the easiest video for me to follow so thank you so much. It’s so overwhelming.
It all really depends on the layout of the basement. If you are in a walkout type basement then a corner might be the best option. In a submerged full basement I would think that the center along one wall would be best. But again it all really depends on your situation. Just apply the General principles and you should be good.
Thank you so much for doing these. Please keep educating us. There is SO much conflicting info. Clearly you know what you’re talking about in this area. It actually makes me feel better to know I can DO something. And your calm demeanor is so reassuring that we CAN do something. Bless you. ❤️
Having a 5 gallon bucket with trash bags and a lid for toileting if your basement doesn’t have a bathroom, easy to prepare and eat foods, water, paper goods and utensils would be critical to have in the room you plan to use.
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It would be the same if you have a bathroom in your basement. No one will be maintaining the sewage system and it WILL back up at some point.
@HurairahFarm unless you have a septic system. If you don’t installing a back flow valve may help keep from having a mess.
@@RealitySurvival The best thing you can do is a check valve in the sewer, providing that the code allows for it. The thing about that is that I've actually never actually seen anything like that, so I don't even know if it would be code compliant. Of course, after SHTF, then EVERYTHING will become code compliant, since there won't BE any codes, anymore.
Yep. I believe they are called a back flow device or back flow prevention device. Something to that effect.
The house outside tarp... You'd just measure that wall, cut a PVC pipe. Attach one end that'll hit the ground....roll up, attach a string. Then you can just pull the string in 2 seconds and the tarp would roll down and pipe would hold it down :)
Excellent idea
Put a tarp to cover your home???
@@debbiec6216 last minute yes. To keep fall out debris away from walls of house better
The main idea behind the tarp on the outside of the house would be to put one up near the area that you may be sheltering in the basement to keep the fallout further away from you. There is no benefit from putting a large tarp over the top of your home.
FYI air is drawn in the soffits and out of the roof vents above, unless the attic is in negative pressure, air doesn't come in the roof vents
but the radiation falls which means it is heavier than air could settle in vents
Positioning yourself within your home to stay 10' from fallout accumulation on the outside is a tip I've never heard before. Thank you.
A basement is best. But if you have no other option staying in the center is better than being close to the edges where the fallout gathers along the ground.
To bad my little house is 24 wide bahh
@@RealitySurvival How long do we stay 10 feet away?
Please go and watch the entire nuclear survival skills playlist because you are asking a question that indicates you have missed some very important information. Staying protected from fallout requires 3 things. Time, Distance AND Shielding. To answer your specific question at least 2 weeks. But there is more to it than just distance.
@@RealitySurvival I'm working through it now. I've got my inner space planned out now. Just need to stock the closet with supplies. I've got a bucket toilet. I'm trying to figure out how to deal with my dog's potty needs!
Thanks!
Appreciate it!
I'm going to the Dollar Gerneral. It's a block building, within walking distance, and has food, water, pillows, blankets, beer and wine, cigarrettes, books, I can stay several days easy!!!
I made some comments that may sound critical, but I think that this is the best video on TH-cam on this subject, I have seen. Thumbs up!!!
As a gardener we should put sealed soil in 5 gal buckets with lids so we can grow in after the boom 💥 😢
glad to hear you talking about this, Potassium Iodide only work for Iodine 131. Which is generated at the blast itself and dissipates rapidly. Start taking your KI tablets immediately when you know of an attack/blast. A day or so later the Iodine 131 will be decayed away,
Like he says, It’s during the decay process to a more stable isotope, or different element, that high energy gamma rays are emitted each ray in a random direction. The further you are away from the dust the less likely the gamma ray will reach you because the target (you) is fixed area, but as you move away, the probability that you take damage drops by 4 every time you double the distance. So if you were 1 foot away from the window vs 10 feet, you’ll take 100 times less damage.
Exactly correct. The inverse square law applies. Thanks
I LOVE THIS GUY. You are my most helpful online resource :)
Glad it is helpful! But make sure you also do your own research! These vids are short and don’t have full context. They should serve as a jumping off point for you to learn more in your own research. :)
Several things.
Five gallon buckets filled with dirt or water stacked against your interior walls of your shelter. Those plastic storage containers would also come in handy. If nothing else, bags of potting soil or even cardboard boxes reenforced with a couple of wraps of duct tape and filled with Dirt stacked around your shelter area.
Thick blankets or certains over all windows and exterior doors.
Use the outer rooms of your house to shield you and your family while riding it out in an interior room closed off from the rest of the home with furniture or other dense objects.
You want to have at least 2-3 firearms with 20 rounds for each at the bare minimum for self defense. There will be no law and order for a good long time afterwards.
There will be no electricity or phone service and tap water won't be safe to drink for at least a month.
Do not burn contaminated wood or other contaminated flamable material.
Also. In the case of Russia attacking with nukes, they have around 5 k Warheads and only about 2/3rds would be used.
They would go after ICBM fields in Montana and Wyoming, Nuclear bomber bases and port facilities first then important Economic, Political and Industrial sectors. They would also have to expand warheads on a slew of targets in Europe and the Asia/Pacific to try to limit a NATO response from. Not only the US but also the UK and France who also have Nuclear Weapons so that would chew up the vast majority of their warheads. They wouldn't waste them on army bases or military installations that have no means to launch a counter strike. An army is useless if it can't be moved to where it needs to be.
The United States alone has almost 800 military installations scattered around the world so it would be a waste of warheads to go after those bases unless they are house nuclear weapons. Same goes of the NATO and Pacific allied bases. Only the US air Force and Navy are capable of launching a nuclear strike so only those would be targeted. Army and marine bases wouldn't be worth expending warheads on because they don't posses any means of launching strategic weapons.
Note. In an all out exchange, the United States would lose about 40-60 million people but Russia would lose 90% of it's population due to the fact that 90% of it's population live in the area between St Petersburg and Moscow... And area roughly the size of the United States east of the Mississippi.
Missed LS. About the air flow. I understood your supposed to block all low windows. But filter block a top window or air vent. With a HEPA filter vacuum cleaner bag cut to fit? Sealed with duct tape. I'd also consider having those large barrels of water storage already inside. Create mass while having clean water. Don't forget two buckets & sawdust for toileting. Plenty of canned/cold type foods that don't require cooking. Cards or games? I understand there's a 2mile radius from ground zero where survival is less than ideal due to percussion blast. After that your chances increase dramatically.
Sealing the house off that way is not needed.
Don't forget any oven extractor fan/ tumble dryer vents.
I've learned a lot with these sessions. Thank you very much
You bet!
@@RealitySurvival Should everyone be disarmed by either the government or the property owner before entering the fallout shelter, to avoid chaos, such as what you endorsed at the Superdome in NO, after Katrina?
Thanks for all the useful suggestions. I will be investing in planters, setting them around the outer walls of my house, filling them with dirt, covering them with tarps so that radioactivity won't settle into the dirt, and storing seeds in my safe rooms.
I am a nuclear survivor, because I was in Rome while the Chernobyl cloud hovered over us for three days, and only after it passed did the government tell us we had been exposed to a whole year's radiation. (That would be 100 times more than normal by my unreliable math.) They slaughtered all the rabbits in the country, because they had eaten radioactive lettuce, but they never told us to close our windows! It was hot at the end of April, and I had my windows open with my bed pointing that direction. Afterwords I had serious rashes on my lower legs, and the skin there is still sensitive today. So be sure to stash some cortisone cream for minor radiation burns.
Later I met a young man from Poland who told me that all the school children in that country were given potassium iodide tablets. So they had excellent civil defense there in those days. I am 74 years old now and have the tablets ready, but I would give my tablets to a protect a child. Since they will live a lot longer than I will, they have a longer arc to protect. But if there is no needy child nearby I am going to take them myself!
Since most of us have face masks lying around because of COVID, it would be a good idea to cover nose and mouth to prevent inhaling radioactive dust, at least until we settle in place. Most of us will not have gas masks at hand - but the problem will not be poisonous air (like mustard gas) but virus-sized radioactive particles. So filtering to any degree would help. You can't develop antibodies against radioactive particles lodged in your system, like you can with viruses!
I am stashing bottled water (including tap water in old jugs), juices, food in flip-top cans, sanitary and first-aid items, and anything that does not require electricity (battery clocks, thermometers, scales, acoustic musical instruments) and large garbage containers with plenty of bags. (There won't be garbage collection for a while, I presume.) I am emphasizing food that does not require cooking - sardines, Vienna sausages, beef jerky, nuts, dried berries and fruit, etc.
Our town has gravity-powered water lines from a water tower, and I expect the plumbing to keep working even if the power is out. There also is a land-line telephone in the basement and it too works during power outages.
My house is built into a hillside, and the back half of the basement is entirely underground, while the front half has slat windows to admit light. Light is important, so I am not going to cover those windows, but I will tape around them. They are forty or fifty feet away from my safe zone, and I won't need to get any closer.
Thanks for the tip about turning off the air circulation systems (hot or cold). I would add, when you do that, empty out the freezer compartment of your refrigerator and put everything into one of your kitchen sinks. Some of those things will leak when they thaw, and you will not want to clean up a messy kitchen when you emerge. Many refrigerated items will last for two weeks okay, but frozen food will thaw in much less time than that.
Thanks again, and I look forward to watching all your other videos.
I am from Serbia... I was also under Chornobyl radiation... I was under fire from A-10 airplanes a few times... I was, during someone's mistake under a few months-long direct radiations from Scanners, and accelerators, from one particular hospital building,,, and I am still here. By the way, I am an architect, active in my job... collaborating at the moment for an Italian company... So, maybe, if there is an interest, I can help. I don't have ideas to protect my home(s)... I didn't see this video entirely, because I was searching for a new, underground shelter, for small family and friends... some idea, fast and simple... maybe new... I will see...
@@ivicamilosavljevic4706 Thank you for your reply. Congratulations to a fellow survivor. Many homes in the US have full-sized basements that could function as shelters. Now would be a good time for owners to do some home improvements down there, like sealing concrete floors, covering insulation with dry wall, replacing cracked windows, and the like. I am glad that your mind is at work on these problems, and I encourage you to share your solutions. All the best.
*What I want to know, how do I know if my region safe zone or not* ????
*Are you able to roam around in your home, or stay in a safe area in the basement* ?
There is no way to know beforehand if your area will be safe. But listening to shortwave radio may help you figure out what areas have been attacked. For the first two weeks you should stay in the basement. After that follow the guidance from the state or federal officials but you will likely be able to start getting out for short periods after that 14 day point.
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FYI…I sent this info to many many family and friends. Now they know I’m not the only one saying these things! I learned a new one from you here and it was to shave a beard to get a good seal. I know this now also!! Thank you! Teresa
Excellent presentation! I am so glad to learn about the 10 foot rule. The hallway in my home will serve as my shelter area. Covering the windows with tarps or heavy duty plastic is a great idea. Plywood could also be used. Living near the Gulf of Mexico, it's rare to find a home with a basement because of the water table. It would be nice though. What other videos have you done? I would love to learn more from you. Thanks.
Just remember I said it would be better than nothing. Not that it would be great.
There is a whole playlist on this topic.
@@RealitySurvival Where did you get the info about the 10 foot rule blocking 99% of radiation?
It’s from the civil defense info from the 60s. It’s doesn’t say it will block 90% it is referring to the inverse square law meaning that there will be a 90% reduction in the photons that hit you. If you only use distance you could still easily get a lethal dose of radiation. You must you time, distance and shielding together in order to effectively reduce the amount of lethal radiation you receive. If you only do one of the three you will very likely die.
Just came across this 05/02/2024! Vents on the roof or as a poster stated dryer vent needs to be covered. Very informative.
Insulation foam great for sealing up those tiny gaps in garage doors etc
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Thanks JJ, always appreciate your information and insight.
Keep up the great work that help us all
Just so you know, residential AC systems USUALLY do not have an outside air component. The air in your house is on a closed loop system. It does not go outside. Nor does outside air come in. It is only the refrigerant inside the coil and pipes that go outside to the condensing unit. I've been an HVAC engineer for over 20 years. I have NEVER designed a house with outside air or fresh air. That is only a commercial code and it does not happen in residential. Even in the largest of homes (28 ac units) there was no fresh air intake. So there is NO reason to turn off the ac unit.
I realize that they are on a closed loop system but the movement of the air within the home promotes dust particles getting pulled into the home. It is a best practice to turn it off. The less air movement the better. But if you want to leave yours on be my guest. Besides it is unlikely that the power will work for very long unless it is was limited exchange. Which could happen.
Question you can answer: What about covering up the vents on top of the house? On the roof? I was advised blocking them would keep gases in your home which are dangerous. Covering them with socks was mentioned in the video. What say you?
I’m guessing you didn’t watch the full video? ;) I would cover the attic vents in the top of the house or on the gable ends. That will stop the circulation pulling air into the attic. Then I would put socks over the plumbing vents to allow gases to escape but keep most of the fallout out.
@@RealitySurvival Hey, thanks for the response! Yes, I watched the video and your idea about moving to the center of the home is great advice.
As you can see above, I wrote that "covering them with socks was mentioned in the video." But I was looking for his opinion about that idea.
Ahh. Sorry I was confused. Lol. Thanks.
I recently rewatched the day after and in a few scenes, they are shoveling dirt over the basement windows. I’ve also recently watched government sponsored disaster vids from the late 60s and they say pile stuff up over a table and in front of the table. Once the decay happens the area will likely become a no man’s land and you’ll have to relocate.
Great video. Thank toy
This is the best video I have found on what to do to survive after nuclear bomb.
You mentioned covering open water pipes with socks, where are these pipes & what do they look like?
I have never known these were part of the plumbing system in a house.
I am moving to an apartment in 8 weeks. Are these open pipes in each apartment or is there only one for the entire building?
Thank you for making this video.
Well you wouldn’t want to use duct tape. A sock or something where air can pass through but it will keep dust out would be best. That way the toilets can still flush.
10 to 20 miles from ground zero you would be ok however much less time for you to find shelter then if you are 40 to 45 miles to be totally safe but none the less get into your basement or shelter. I would put batteries and battery operated equipment in mylar bags to protect from the EMP that comes from the blast as well. Like Radios, watches, GPS smartphones and so on in mylar bags! Amazon and other online place still sale them. Traps are great and plywood with adding a silicone seal to put over your basement windows when you screw or bolt them in place.
Most houses in the UK dont have 10ft square sadly.
Thank you for taking the time and sharing your findings stay safe.
Churches usually do.
Yeah but we have super thick cement n redbrick walls insallation and more we don't have vents or air-conditioning units,,r water pipes r deeper in ground ,, we can close r doors n live in hallway of r homes use cobyhole to sleep in under stairs
And most of r homes in UK r bigger than 10ft lol unless u live in tiny bedsit
10ft from where you are meant to be all around you and yes some people do in fact live in a tiny bedsit.
@@shazzzabanazz4789 You're very young obviously. This is what the government used to advise in the 80s. Watch the old ''Protect and survive''' public info films here on yt. But it wouldn't have helped. For and idea of what it would really have been like, watch ''Threads''. After that, you'll understand why it's better to be as close to the detonation as possible, so you have a less drawn out death.
*I totally agree with channel has a lot of information, which will help people* .
Five minutes into the video, and I'm already screwed. 😳
The thing with the kidneys: perhaps because a lot of the radioactive atoms will be removed out of the body through the kidney, so they will be a peak of radioactivity near the kidneys. But how it should help to stick mass around there? It is radiating out of your body from there. Do you want to shield your surroundings from yourself? Or are the kidneys warmer, working faster and removing the radioactive atoms faster out of your body.
In reference to the beard/gas mask topic. I have a 3 inch beard and practiced with various options. I found that a Russian gas mask pulls over your whole head and seals at the throat and neck. Unless you're Chewbacca and have a ton of throat and neck hair those will seal up just fine without shaving.
As for shaving to make a good seal with NATO gas masks don't forget that you'll need to shave anywhere from twice a day to every other day to keep the hairs short enough to avoid breaking the seal.
In regards to the Russian gas masks. You might have a harder time finding them with current sanctions. And I'm not sure how true the claims are but it appears as though they use asbestos in their filters and NATO filters don't seal onto Russian gas masks. I've yet to find a commercial, NATO quality filter that fits Russian gas masks. So options that I'm aware of include using something like Teflon tape or a rubber gasket, or 3D printing an adapter to go between the two.
My basement might be used the house was built in 1949 when supplies were being sent to Europe after ww2. Old vents that are low enough to cover with sand. The basement door though, is a concern. The foundation was built with bricks and cat blocks there is alot sand in around the the foundation. So it's quite possible that I could survive lethal dose is 500. Even if I get 250 I must seek medical treatment fast or it will be to late
Thank you!! But, sorry!! Not possible!! Due to the fact!! The prophet Danial predicted the coming nuc war, and lord Jesus ! Said if he didn't cut the time of his last coming to earth, ! " Not one " flesh " would be
I would think there are really good house plants that will give off oxygen. Mattresses on every wall and then some overhead might help especially if you staple plastic and use duct tape to help seal it off.
Mattresses would help but not much. They are not very dense. You would want dense objects if possible.
@@RealitySurvival ok thanks. I'll be working on another idea.
The closer you live to strategic targets (Washington DC, Minot SD), then the less likely you will survive radiation poisoning. Incidentally, where are you going to plant crops in the Spring? What about nuclear winter? Regardless of what shielding you use….
Good information video herein JJ. I have treated significant full body radiation burns / poisoning. It ain't pretty. I know what my pistol would be for if things got real bad. Side bar next day. I broached the subject of having bomb fallout shelters with a group whose leader's sister is the head of such services in this County. Maybe the local powers will take note. Best
My 2c, get yourself a Geiger counter so you know where the radiation is. Let’s say the wind blows fallout against one side of your house but not the other, you would then not want to be in the middle of your house, you may want to adjust. Without a way to measure radiation, you are just guessing.
So sorta but not really. First a Geiger counter will not work at all in a nuclear fallout type situation where you are outside close to a lot of fresh fallout. It is too sensitive and the readout will show zero. However your basic point is correct but you need a radiological survey meter. They are less sensitive and built for a fallout environment. Also for your personal exposure you want to get a radiological dosimeter. That will measure the dosage you get each day over a long period of time and be a more accurate reflection of how much actual exposure you got over time verses a small quick sampling with either of the other two meters.
@@RealitySurvival Any brand/model of radiological survey meter that you would recommend? If I can’t get home in 30 minutes, I would want something that I can carry around with me to tell me when it’s getting unsafe outside. While being confined in a home, I think that I would prefer something that gives point in time readings rather than a dosimeter, but hopefully I wouldn’t need something inside my home with a range beyond something like the betergeiger.
Well I don’t have a great answer for you. But if you are within 50 miles or so of ground zero you should shelter in place for a minimum of two days before traveling. As far as the survey meters go the old civil defense ones are one of the few options available. You can get them recalibrated at www.radmeters4u.com/calibrate.htm that is about the only decent option I am aware of. There are some on Amazon but there quality is highly suspect to me.
I would highly recommend “THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HANDBOOK…” 4th Edition by Joseph Alton MD and Amy Alton APRN.
Me too!
I got my book. Its huge.
I live in central Texas. There’s probably only a handful of basements in the whole state. That’s a hopeless feeling.
There are likely business and bigger industrial buildings that have basements. Scope those out ahead of time.
Awesome video. The information you presented is very useful. Thank you for this video
Thanks!
The ten foot rule puts me in a small space my house is small. I will have to stand in the corner. And when it is over I can go outside and eat radiated carrots out of my barrier garden boxes and dust of the car and garden tractor and everything is going to be okay.
Very informative. God bless you
What about the ventilation in the basement if you sealed every windows and door
If the ends are glass and open you need at least three to four foot of sandbags on each end so stacking sandbags three to four deep all the way up
Stock up in your house. RV awning repair tape. Its real thick and see throw.
Remember one thing above all... No matter where you shelter, if under ground, or in house, or wherever. You need to breathe air! Clean uncontaminated air. Its no good blocking out the radiation and starving yourself of oxegen at the same time! Your biggest and most expensive investment, should be filtered air supply and depending on how many people you have in your safe space and its size, should be planned for, first NOW! So as our friend says here in this vid. Time is of course, our best defence. How long you get, is really up to you. You have from NOW onward. You decide when you start your prep. Stay safe my beautiful family.
You don’t really need to filter the air inside of your home. Just fyi.
@@RealitySurvival really? I hope this is so true. We would have a 1200+ square foot lower level shelter where as 3 of the 4 sides are protected by 10-30 feet of concrete and dirt. 1 wall with the garage doors and 2 sets of large windows on the only exposed wall. We have an L shaped open stair case going to the middle floor and then we have a 1200 square foot 3rd level so if we are downstairs we have 2 levels above us. What do you suggest I do with that exposed wall so we don't die of CO poisoning. I have bought EMP copper fabric (expensive as hell), tarps, plastic and expansion foam for cracks. I just don't want my family to die because I sealed it up too much. If I can get peace of mind on this, I am good! We live in Northern California by the way and was told we live in one of the safest spots there is. About 1 1/2 from Sacramento and 2 1/2 hours from Reno. Very rural area. Love our community!
You don’t need to seal it up at all. Fallout is made of heavy dust. Think of it as small grains of sand falling from the sky. It isn’t going to come inside your home. Watch the other videos in my place list on nuclear survival skills it may help you understand a little better. But there certainly isn’t any reason to have to seal up anything. Unless you have a broken window or something where wind can freely blow into the home.
Fortunately, my living room and kitchen is totally interior at home. It is a garden home with one attached neighbor. The bad part of all of this is that my job is 3 hours away so I am in extended stay inn. It has an interior hall and a good portion is 10 ft away from the exterior. I have an option to go with friends and a cousin. My RV in the country is out of the question. It's definitely a dynamic situation of where I am and where are the targets.
And I have my emerg food with me.
Thank you for this but I do have a question. Wouldn’t the EMP from the initial blast kill the electricity, therefore the HVAC system?
If you are within line of sight of the blast yes. If you live on the edge of a grid zone on the outer edges of a town or in the next town over it’s possible that you may keep power. Also if you are on off grid power as a homesteader you would also want to turn it off as well.
We have a store room full of tins. I have batteries and a radio. I've been told as the initial warning comes, to fill the bath full of water for a source? We have e a small brick home in rural UK. Our safest room is upstairs though. It's closest to the centre and nearest the stairs and a fire escape. We originally had the food supply when covid hit and panic buying started, so we kept it anyway.
Basements are usually safer unless you are in a 5 story building or so.
I've never really bought much into this stuff until the recent events going on with Russia.
I know it's still not likely, but I've been thinking maybe I should stock up on bottled water and be prepared, but I don't know if I'm just being neurotic! 🤔
Having some food and water, medical, and power generation capability for a disaster is what responsible citizens do. You should always be able to take care of yourself.
If you're being neurotic so am I...I'm of the better safe than sorry thought now.
YOU are responsible for protecting you and your family. Not the police. Not the government--YOU. You need a few weeks of supplies to get through ANY emergency. That's all you need for nuclear preparedness. We were without electricity in Virginia for 15 days after hurricane (Isabel, I think).
Definitely stock up on water. Just the recent train derailment in Ohio that has possibilities of leeching into the Mississippi River, and another recent one. Take care.
If I’m hearing you correctly, you’re saying that 10 feet of air plus some plywood and Sheetrock is going reduce gamma radiation from fallout by 99% ?
The halving-thickness of concrete is 2.4 inches. So to reduce gamma radiation to 1/64 (98.5%) it would take 14.4 inches of concrete.
The halving thickness of air is over 100 feet. So it would take over 600 feet of air to get the same shielding as 14.4 inches of concrete.
You are not hearing me correctly.
Fallout fans will love this new edition.
My brother was naval Intel we live but 18 sw of a secondary nuke target. W no others to west I'm thinking bobs n get he'll out of dodge asap to sw between mtns usually takes 1 hour n 15 mins there but quicker if I hi tail it not sure if I Wana sip or flee I live n trailer.
Thank you for all important information. My question is what type of tarp would you recommended?
Anything will work. The cheap blue tarps or heavy plastic.
What about people who have had their thyroid killed off using a radiation pill because they had an over active thyroid. My husband had his thyroid killed many many years ago and I have always wondered how differently this would be for him. Would he not have to worry since his thyroid is already killed? Thankfully, I have managed to accumulate 5 years of his thyroid pills that we rotate for other situations, and I continue to gather more, but never hear anyone mention how those who don’t have a thyroid would need to prepare.
i would like to know also
I have a dumb question...won't the air run out if you seal everything up
Why would you seal everything up?
Sealing windows, doors, vents, roof vents..all that is sealing everything up, and is what Sharrice means I believe
Am currently making a few DYI HEPA filters for the house. Will add a better water filter and a but more food for us
What about ventilation and CO2 buildup in your home once you've effectively plasticized your home like a zip-loc bag? I've looked at the very expensive air units which are approved for fallout, but isn't there some other way to use a super massive layered filter allowing the tiny molecules of oxygen to pass through in place of a window?
Who said you should plasticize your home? I certainly didn’t. There is no reason to do anything except seal up exceptionally large air gaps.
@@RealitySurvival oh I've watched a few of these videos and I literally thought that's what they were saying and I had the same question pj had
I see. Not sure who is saying to do that but it is really not needed at all. Just seal up any major air gaps where a lot of dust could get in. Normal window and door seams should be fine.
@@RealitySurvival You wrote that it "should be fine." If that was the case, why do must budget commercial shelters use air filters? Don't worry-I will do the research myself but I suspect that what you wrote is the most practical and believe that while filters would improve things---that just breathing the air trapped in the building would be survivable. (But I hate stale air.)
The reason that fallout shelters have air filtration systems is because they are located in the cities where the bombs will go off. They were built underground to be able to survive the blast. But they would still need to filter the air because of the high concentration of debris and fallout from being so close to the blast. If your home is that close to the blast it will likely burn to the ground and if you are in it you will likely die. If you are far enough out that your home survives, then you are also most likely to be in an area that won’t have a high amount of debris or fallout in the air. So breathing should not be a problem as long as you are in a fallout shelter and not disturbing the fresh fallout. If you go outside before 10 days from when the fallout happens then you certainly would want to wear a gas mask with filtration canisters while you are outside disturbing the fallout. But when you go back inside you should be good to go. Hope that helps. I may do a video to clarify this point a bit. Take care!
We have plastic on are windows now ànd in the basement we built some temporary walls we tarp off and plastic then we stack are totes around it
Plastic is only for after the glass is broken by the blast. If you put it on before it would just get blown down again.
We put plastic up every winter inside and we're out in BFE but I do have a question are garage covers almost all of one side of the house we built are temporary area is on that side will the garage and the freezers are against the wall in the garage are best bet I feel
Everything else I’ve seen online, including government websites, indicates that the 10-foot rule is for beta, not gamma. Gamma is cut in half every 500 feet through the air, not by 99% over 10 feet. Doesn’t make sense that it takes 3 feet of earth to stop gamma but only 10 feet of air …
I’d be happy to look at any sources you have.
Dave I’d say you may want to rewatch the video and pay attention this time. I did not say that you should use only distance. I clearly said that it is a three part solution. Time, Distance and Shielding. Distance is only one component and therefore incomplete.
Thanks for the video I just wanted to apologize for what I typed in the comments in the past I feel like it was a major misunderstanding thanks for at least replying and explaining everything back than
Like it really matters if they drop that nuke where not gonna live in that aftermath
Sure we will.
According to the CDC , social distancing and masks are the keys to surviving a nuclear blast.
Saw that too. How freaking ridiculous.
Distancing from the blast and chemical masks are propably a good idea lol
biden says the most ridiculous things. for either the hurricane that just smashed the south east or possible nukes he recommneded the vaccine ..guys a waste
Nice video but it took 51 min lol
Still good info
Please make one with all of the same information in less time. You could save us all some time. Shoot us the link when it is done. :)
It's getting winter out I can't cover up anything on a roof at winter time in the cold weather still got to have a heat..
Everywhere else, I've heard you only have 15 minutes after the detonation to get inside your shelter.
There is no set time. As I said in the video there are too many variables to provide anything that is set in stone. The point is that you have a short period of time so the sooner the better if you are in a fallout zone or if you were physically close to the detonation zone. Sorry perhaps I should have clarified that better.
@@RealitySurvival It's okay! That makes sense as to why the time could vary so much between estimations. I appreciate you for clarifying!
We all should get ready...thank you for your information 😎🤞😷
Question... I got a 40ft shipping container above ground in the Tennessee mountains spray foamed 2 to 3 inches all on inside walls, ceiling floor and doors. However I don't have any doors except the container doors. I will have to leave one end opened but I have a sliding glass door at one end. Do I have any chance of surviving inside from fallout if I plastic the sliding glass door really good??. I also have a 20x20 carport over the end of the container with the sliding glass door maybe that would veer the fallout. Any suggestions appreciated
No that is not going to offer you hardly any protection at all.
Good info. Because there wont be any room at norad for us working stiff. Ur on ur own
Hi. I’m way across the pond in australia Sydney to be exact. Not too sure if it’s a target area but I had a look though out ny house and found a medium sized room that’s reinforced with double brick but I wanted to also reinforce it with concrete and metal sheets and my house is on sand so I’d be easy to dig down. My house is an old 1930’s and has some aspectos. I’m still young and I’m quite worried about it but my parents and no one else is worried about it. I have ideas but not allowed to take them into action. What should I do at this point? I’m about 5 psi from where the bomb I think would be dropped in the Sydney CBD. I need help as I’m quite worried about this and have a perfect room and could dig down but I don’t have permission from my parents. What should I do?
I'm allergic to iodine,what can I take instead of iodine?
@@memorieepritchard8815 Drink pure apple juice.
That contains the pectin or eat whole apples or apple sauce. It is the pectin that will help.
I live by Trinity Site, and I've watched a lot of videos of people who were right by the blast, and are still alive. I don't understand how that is ♥
As mentioned it decays quickly for the most part.
The prevailing winds were plotted to be sure the fallout would not land on the spectator area..
Good informational video. I work at a nuclear power plant and was school trained in the Army on Radiological contamination avoidance. I would just like to address the shielding aspect a bit. If you are far enough away from the explosion to where your only concern would be the fallout; then the walls/roof of your home and the windows would provide sufficient shielding from the type of radiation particles (Alpha and Beta) that you would encounter. They are large; slow moving particles that can be stopped by your skin or a piece of paper. The biggest concern with these would be from inhalation and that was addressed. As long as the doors and windows are covered with plastic sheeting to avoid the outside air getting inside then you should be able to avoid the radiation exposure that would be harmful. Socks over the roof vents is something I had never heard of before but would be a great idea. People tend to think of nuclear war as a killer of all mankind but there would be millions that would survive. If you live in a rural area away from large cities, military bases or infrastructure targets then you would have a high probability of survival assuming you have sufficient supplies to wait out the fallout decay.
There are two things I would like to add. You can get radiation detectors pretty cheaply on Amazon while they last and using Newspapers under your clothing makes a good layer of protection for you in so many situations! Inside if you need, but if you go outside with your mask after the couple weeks. Save the newspapers!
Great points. Its the Gamma rays that kill.
Well sort of. The alpha and beta will Jill you faster if you inhale them. Gamma takes longer to die from unless you are exposed to high amounts in short periods.
Reality Survival can you please clarify. Andy ^ is saying to seal everything up like Fort Knox it sounds "As long as the doors and windows are covered with plastic sheeting to avoid the outside air getting inside " which unless I understood it wrong you said sealing all this up is not necessary. Which is it? Now I am back to being confused as this ventilation issues is bugging me.
Sorry but Andy is not correct. Not about anything in his comment actually.
Thank you for the info I 🤔 think it's time to prepare.thank you
I have a two story house and have no way of getting up there. Is there any way to block those roof vents from my unfinished attic?
Edited to add: And I would like to have my chimney temporarily sealed. I saw online that they could caulk a piece of tile on top to block it. Have you heard of that?
Sure you could do it from the inside as well. Just need a staple gun and plastic. Also you can cover the chimney as you suggested.
Don’t forget to see you love bathroom vents, range hood vents, or dryer vents.
Best way to prevent nuclear fallout is to get Trump back into the White House.
Trump would certainly agree.
Very well said
Your thinking is not impaired on that topic... you are right on target!!!
To be honest. I dont think the no matter which President was in office would change whats going on. We cant control China shut down and Russia has been wanting war for ages. I feel it would even be more drama. I like Trump. But he had issues too.
nice sarcasm
I om in modest in a brick 1890s home with large basement and root cellar that is separate. All concrete rock walls thick. Going to sandbag the weak basement windows. Stockpiling. Food water meds generators etc. Well water and even showering possible in basement.
QUESTION. SHOULD I FORTIFY THE DOOR INTO BASEMENT? It’s an old wooden door maybe add another layer of protection and with what material? THANK U
Yes probably so.
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There is no "waiting out" the fallout for people in the northern hemisphere the radioactive dust that settles over 18 months will kill what's left of plant life causing the largest dust storms in millennia. The mass migrations to the south will cause more wars and more nukes from India, China, and Australia. Surviving the first year makes no difference if no one is farming the billions of acres of barren farm land. Your lack of understanding is that you "prep" for this at all. If it happens, and your not already on a ship headed south, all the "prepping" on earth won't prepare you for the misery life will be on the other side of Armageddon
Thank you! Helpful information I will use. I appreciate it.👵😊👍
Rediculous content here.. I had to laugh when you said the first thing you do if the blast doesn't kill you is to shut off your forced air system.. like it's going to be running just fine after a blast.. and how exactly do you think that it's going to be running?
Lol. Sorry I should have clarified for the mentally impaired. I was speaking about those houses that are further away. Not those that are near the blast. The detonation of one nuke or even several will not necessarily bring down the entire grid. My bad for not dropping down to you level.
Duhhh!, He means ifyou are far from the blast, pay attention!,, All power will not go out everywhere,, just where the blast is,,, he is telling how to keep safe and keep contaminated air out of dwelling.
@@beverlybalius9303 you people are delusional if you think a nuke show will leave anything intact. There are enough missiles aimed at the US to double tap every town with more than 10000 .. that's 6000 bombs and Russia's deadhand system ensures they will all be launched.
@Duellona Boudica I was simply making a point about the survivability of the power grid .. and folks should realize there are no half-measures in nuclear war. They won't be crawling out of their homes after two weeks and going to work on Monday. It will be a world where stone age barbarism rules in a scorched, poisoned, and darkened landscape ...the sun isn't seen for years, nothing grows, everything is frozen, and disease is rampant. I wish you and 'many people' the best of luck in that sweet spot 200 miles away.
Yeah. It might. If you're far enough away from the blast, but you're near enough to get fallout. Once the fallout gets inside your house, then there's no preventing radiation sickness and death.
Good job jt
I live in a 1940’s built house,,,, i feel the drafts in the winter months.. old windows,,, i just rent,, There is no making it safer. The good thing is 5 giant ancient Oaks are spread over the Roof,,, maybe that will help.
QUESTION; Why won’t Mylar work? It protects the space shuttle from radiation. Why couldn’t you use space blankets in a room? I don’t know it would work and I don’t know why it wouldn’t
It does not protect the space shuttle from radiation. It is just a good thermal reflector. Huge difference.
Such helpful information! Thanks so much for sharing!
You bet!
I think I would line my walls with sandbags in the basement, as well as building a sandbag room in the basement.
What if you have a steep roof and you can't take anything down? How do you take care of your attic. My parents live in the house with a walkout basement that's filled on the other side with dirt. Their attic has two 2 window and they have a bonus room with two windows. Do you seal those up too with plastic and duct tape? I'm a new homeowner too so I'm trying to learn all I can. Thanks Meredith oxendine hickory NC
Just great info I appreciate you so much...THANKS SO MUCH.
@Reality Survival I really do appreciate your video, and I learned some things, but I wanted to correct one dangerous misconception, if you don’t mind. You spoke of a 10 foot separation reducing radiation by 99% based on the inverse square, and that if you were 10 feet from walls and roof, radiation was very substantially reduced. That would be true for a single point source, but for a situation where your walls and roof are covered by many radioactive particles, it doesn’t apply. You get that inverse square reduced radiation from every particle. In that situation, distance doesn’t do you any good. You need mass between you and the sources.
Not true. You need all 3. Time , Distance and Shielding. The inverse square law applies always.
@@RealitySurvival Sorry, inverse square applies, but you are implicitly assuming you have a single point source. If the outside of your walls and roof are coated with radioactive dust, you have many point sources and they all add up. Theoretically, if you have a spherical room 20 feet in diameter, and uniformly coat the walls with radioactive dust, the gamma exposure right next to the wall is exactly the same as in the center of the room, 10 feet from any wall. This is just basic physics. Rays from every particle follow inverse square, but when you have many, they all add up.
You are incorrect. This is not hard to understand.
I learned so much from your video! Thank you!
After your 2 week hunker-down period, how do you deal with the fallout debris? Will it be safe to handle?
No it won’t be safe to handle for quite a long time. But you can go outside and have exposure for short periods and begin resuming more normal activities.
What about ground water in sump pump
If you had fallout in your area I would not drink water from a sump pump. The reason is that the water in the sump pump is likely contaminated because the fallout collects around the edges of your home. Which means that the water in the sump pump likely ran through or past the fallout.