How Many Nukes Would it Take to Eradicate Humanity?
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- Surprise! From now on I'll be trying my best to upload twice a week, starting with this video. In this one we look at the scary idea of an apocalypse scenario triggered by nuclear war. How many nukes would it take to eradicate humanity as a species?
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nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
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"Let's blow up my neighbourhood"
*NSA watch intensifies*
Jacob Hood lol
no u Will dieron ok
Jacob Hood lol
Jacob Hood haha
why isnt this pined hahahahahaha
"And there is your depressing speculation of the day...go watch a cat video or something"
- Second Thought 2017
"begins watching cat video for 3 hours" K
I was looking for a link to a cat video in the description, but there's nothing:/
d'grassed Bruhh What is guy Legit gave idea to Terrorists you can say its not true because you never know
d'grassed It actually makes sense
Bruhh what if he legit made video but he dident know terosrrist are watching this some has to take this down
FBI : yo we had a deal
Me: it’s for education purposes
FBI : ok go through
I wonder if the FBI actually thinks about these things
I’d think so.
They are human, many live here. I’d guess yes they think about it.
"Let's find out. A one, a two, a three...the world may never know."
@@TML0677 lol fr with all the warmongering the west is trying to rile up in people against Russia it wouldn't be a surprising if a world War sparked.
this is literally the lost underated comment of all time
when you realize your time playing fallout wasn't for nothing
When you realize there are no Vaults (available to the public)
Guess you could always get by as a ghoul.
War...war never changes.
when you realize that your profile pic fits what you said perfectly
Warg Williams FUCK YEAH, I never played fallout before
lmao @freakz
well played sir.
So nukes can counter Global Warming.
Somebody call captain Planet.
I have a plan
Nikke 2800 Haha nice one
In the short term yes, but there's still the slight problem of a massive increase in UV radiation on earth that would destroy many life forms
Like global warming is real 😂
Jimmy garoppolo #4-0 #2ndGOAT #HottestNFLplayer The debate is over and your side lost, now be a man and accept defeat
global warming is a hoax
3rd degree burns all over entire body:
"this is fine"
Technically it would be
muslims be like: this is fine.
muslims when allah is near: panik
Nah you'll be an x-ray in an instant
In WWII We had fat man and little boy, now we have trump and Kim Jong un
Neither isn't so little.
Kim is fat too.
Nothing has changed
@@liamwelsh5565 One of them acts like a spoiled kid(Trump). One of them is the man taking from his people aka fat man(Kim)
Dog Poop how does he act like a little kid? If his name was $hillary Clinton or Obama then he’d be recognised world wide by the media as the most successful president in history, all he’s done so far in terms of war is almost completely pull out of Syria! As for the economy it’s grown at record rates and black unemployment is the lowest in history, manufacturing is up, he’s got America out of shit deals that screw America over and benefit China, oh and he’s the first western premier in recent history to get North Korea to agree to talks, Kim being an actual dictator that everyone else did nothing to stop because they didn’t have the balls and didn’t want the bad press even though it’s a good thing! Every other politician is useless by definition considering they’re constantly doing or not doing whatever keeps their image good enough to retain power, trump is the first person who plays the long game and doesn’t care if the media puts a bad spin on it like they do with everything, in fact they’re helping him more than anyone in a way because they frame everything in a bad way so he’s free to get stuff done with actual provable results! Take Kim and the whole twitter thing that of course got twisted into trump is bad and trying to start a war which couldn’t be further from the truth!
For a start, if people like Obama or bush etc actually did something about Kim years before when they had the chance to, before he even had nuclear capability then he wouldn’t even have nukes, but trump took over when he’s already got nukes! Anyway, then Kim basically says that he sits at his desk each day with a nuclear button and thinks about destroying the US, and the reason Kim did that is because he’s testing trump and seeing if he’s another career puppet that will back down because of fear of image damage and let Kim take the piss, instead he did the right thing, trump basically said back, America has a nuclear button too and ours works and is bigger than yours! That’s not starting a war, that’s putting an end to it before it even began, if trump backed down then just like Obama etc did with similar provocations then Kim would just keep pushing his luck because he knows he can get away with it, however once trump replied with the truth, which is that America could and would wipe Kim off the face of the earth if it has to, and suddenly a week later he wants to talk and consider de arming, then more talks the other week which again was a test, partly connected to China because they want to see if trump will back down but like an actual man and a leader he didn’t and walked away with no deal which tells Kim its full disarmament or nothing, and tells China that he’s not likely to back down on various Chinese sanctions too!
Now take a similar situation only with career false corrupt people in charge, like Brexit in England and it’s a shit show, we’ve even got an ex prime minister by the name of Tony Blair telling the French president to hold firm to force the U.K. into a worse deal which is a form of treason, on top of that we’ve got spineless Teresa May who has no balls literally and metaphorically and because they’re all part of the usual corrupt elites then they don’t want a good deal to happen because it will encourage other countries to leave so America is lucky to have trump who actually tries to execute the will of the people rather than conning them and keeping a constant state of messes everywhere that they then claim to be the answer to if you only vote them in again!
So I ask again and it’s a genuine question but how does he act like a spoiled kid and why are people like you so anti him just because it’s him, if it was anyone else then it would be celebrated! It’s so obvious it’s painful that the media are all corrupt and it’s in their interests to smear everything about him because they’ve lost their grip on power, all im saying is if you look at things objectively and not the way the media says then you’d get a much clearer picture because the media is completely compromised and still is! Go and look at operation mocking bird, this isn’t some conspiracy, it’s an official CIA operation that’s since been declassified but their plan and goal of that mission was to install people all over the media with the purpose of covering their bad shit, highlighting the good shit and ensuring they can remain power over everyone by using the media! Even Anderson Cooper of CNN used to work at the CIA for 2 years and then all of a sudden catapulted to an incredibly successful stint in the media! If you want to be blind to it all then that’s up to you but beyond orange man bad, most people who are anti trump can’t tell their arsehole from their ear hole and can’t name a single truthful honest reason why he’s bad
You know what's funny? The only way we can protect ourselves from war is being able to instantly kill the planet.
It is ironic isn't it.
Delete this comment please the super computer AI Skynet will read it in 2045 and plan our doom in our to save us.
-Time Traveler John Connor
Nope. War, war never changes.
somebody has watched Doctor Strangelove
GuitarBoarder Gaming that's from fallout 4
Our future is gonna be a blast!
Shadi Nachat DA PUNS
It sure will! 👍
daily games new! what??
Ba dum tiss
Quite literally, in fact!
Scary, really scarry considering the current situation...
How about now?
“Also, bring my Game of Thrones box set.”
This definitely dates the video to before season 8
Interesting
When you kill a franchise off so hard, it becomes more radioactive than the nuclear winter you're trying to survive.
@@Magus_Unionwhat does he mean by season 8
U know those fireworks that kids throw on the ground and they make a little pop...how many of those would destroy the world
392.8 Decillion... Remember it takes around 50 quadrilllion megatons to destroy Earth completely. All I had to do is find the firepower of those tiny white bags that go pop, and multiply until near 50 quadrilllion megatons.
One
Just throw It at Kim Jong uns feet
5636636363663637373737373737373773737337 i forgot to put the trillions and stuff but yeah hre
Probably more to fill up a whole tower
1717262873733838838383883839393939874739927473993747388364838738483848748393739374838838374938478493683748473944693847493837498=733893838383883838383838383893929202093837374738392992837383929373792928383938374939383947392738297383€4839273838829292992039388392092834883920388392937839283839838394937394937383983 mega million
How many humanities would it take to eradicate a nuke...
James Turton 12.5
James Turton 1?
One. Very dedicated to healing self, others and this planet.
@@nicolecarnevale3226 bruh its been 6 years i aint even remember watchin this video
Stop giving North Korea hints
Dont even think kim knows english
They don't even have internet access
ChrisNike69 Kim does
Otamatone Music instrument k
We need to speak in code!
!edoc ni kaeps ot deen eW
I wish earth had a reset button
Did u mean the respawn button
Do you really think it would end differently? People are different and intimidated by the difference. The only way humans could live in peace is if we were all one country, one religion, one ethnicity and one race - which is impossible. As long as 2 people are different, conflict will exist, and eventually one side will justify an action that should not have taken place.
@@steeldriver1776 r/whoosh its a joke
Re-whoosh! So was I.
@Broly The Sarcastic Savage lel
Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight
Juan Ortiz most wars
Juan Ortiz not completely true
3:29 I get that Tsar Bomba joke LOL
Oh my, I thought it was kinda obvious..
+Gears of Gaming same here
Gears of Gaming sorry don't get it
Dollsmartfix The tsar bomb is the strongest nucleair bomb on earth :p (it can blow up france in one blow)
Pieter Simon Vlag ik but I still don't get it😑
Back in the 1980's, my career was in Public Safety, which included Emergency Management, aka Civil Defense. While attending a meeting at the State Emergency Operations Center, I observed a very large map of the state which indicated the likely targets of nuclear weapons in the event of an attack on the United States. Obvious locations included the State Capitol, population centers, transportation centers, and military installations, but I observed several anticipated targets in a remote area of the state which was largely unpopulated, with no military or industrial presence. I asked why this was the case... I received a one word reply. "Sand." In this area of the state, known as the Sand Hills, the ground is literally made of sand dunes. In the event a nuclear weapon is discharged in this area, mass quantities of sand would be blown up into the jet stream, and would later fall on the Great Lakes Industrial Region, including Chicago, etc. as RADIO ACTIVE FALLOUT. This would kill off the population, without destroying the infrastructure, thus leaving an area that might later be taken over and used by the enemy at a later time. It's scary to think that people are tasked to actually think about such strategies...
And this was in a defensive purpose?
That subtle Dr. Strangelove reference around 2:15... exquisite!
This topic is going to be interesting.
i loved it!
Techistry True lol, as soon as i saw this video on my homepage i clicked on it.
R U CRASY?!?!?!?!?!? THIS IS THE WORST VIDEO PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nathaniel Thomas
Are you crazy?
Techistry 500th like
Just one is all that's needed.
...not really.
Navon Myhand it would cause a chain reactions that would bring all the nuclear powers into it...
Jaiden Cross Still, not really. It would take one nuke to catalyze many other nukes to destroy the world, yes, but one nuke can't do it by itself. I get what both of you mean though.
What do you mean one can't kill all of humanity? If all humans were in the same place, one nuke would be more than enough.
Navon Myhand I don't get it...
Great video. Very informative
Yooo I'm from fort worth! i just found this channel and it's like a brain massage lol
I don't want to set the world on fireeeeeee
I just want to start a flame in your heart
In my heart I have but one desire
And that one is you, no other will do
I just want to be the one love
and in your admission
Cameron Green
I want to set the universe on fire...
Has anyone played the fallout games?
Probably.Why else would there be a reference ;P
2:47
Well that just sounds fucking great!
It kinda does. Would you rather feel all that?
Thank you for the information
Thank you for the simulation of the nuking of Dallas Texas. John from Philly.
Good video thumbs up.
My mom walks into my room My mom: WHAT ARE U WATCHING me: educational stuff!
hahahaha so fucking funny
True true
Does your mom always shout?
Amazing video! Your quality is really good and I compare you with Life Noggin, a channel with 1M subscribers. You deserve that many. Thanks for creating these videos and educating us ;D
XD
Provocateur lol. Still the world is currently better place than it's ever been. But it still sucks and there's a lot to be done to make it a better place.
Life noggin and second thought are quite similar, but both very good in quality. Funny and informational, love them.
Arrow Tell that those who are starving in Ethiopia or losing their homes because of war in Syria.
Thanks TH-cam this is exactly what I wanted to watch in 2020 quarantine
More existentialism!
Dude you're from Dallas too!!! That gave me a way better idea of the blast!
I`ve got the feeling, that he does`nt like his neighbours...
Pitrus doesn't*
Pitrus *doesn't
Man i live in his neighborhood guess im moving
****
Sh*t
I can cause more damage with water balloons.
Rohanjeet Das AKA Emeneim
w boii
Lol funny funny
Lorenzo Flores lol sad sad
This is the _exact_ question I just asked myself, thanks for doing this! Love the QXIR style animation, or maybe he ripped you off idk.
Terrorists: how do I find where all the nukes are in the us?
*watches video*
Terrorists:Hey boss I found something!
Insider Blue lol only 1 like and that is you...
Reminder that Russia and the USA combined have over 1500 nuclear bombs, though most inactive.
@@tanszism 15000*
@@tanszism and they could activate them
Wow you are a comedic legend
The answer is zero. Humanity doesn't need nukes to destroy itself.
He meant (I believe) we are already destroying ourselves with the unsustainable exploitation of our planet's resources, and destruction of our ecosystem. Looking to the Fermi Paradox, I would say humanity will destroy itself in a short time.
shinobu?
They help though.
All we need is instagram and snapchat
you're
time to go to Antarctica
Lol
New Zealand and the southern hemisphere more generally is the best bet. Most of the major nuke targets are in the northern hemisphere, and so it's possible that the southern hemisphere will get spared the worst effects of nuclear winter because the soot will mostly circulate east-west, not north-south.
DestructoEP lmao
DestructoEP see you there
Aight see u there.
I love this EP!
Ayyy havent seen a youtuber from dallas in a while :) i feel good now for being one of those 7.1 million people in the metroplex area
this is the only video allowed in youtube north korea
Lol
Rares Muntean oh my god that made my day
To sum of the video:
100: Would cripple the world
300: Would eradicate humanity
15,000: In the world's arsenal...
Merchant Ivory We will leave 14700 the balance for deer and rabits to play with !
Humans... :|
Now the mythbusters would go on and ask the question of how to maximise the utility of the 15000 for the lulz ....
Merchant Ivory
0: in possession of my country
7000-8000: in possession of my neighboring countries
I'm scared....😨😨😳😳😰😰😢😢
country not countries. didn't catch that
This video was a really banger
And we're back
Why do I feel like Kim Jong Un was inspired by this video?
Bruhskie 😂😂😂
Man, patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
Chaser John Doe when I got this assignment I was hoping there would be more gambling
Ha! This is why I nuked the N.C.R. Legit, just this reason.
Thanks I will keep this in mind
who else is watching this while watching the impending war between Russia and the US in 2022?
You forgot about the Tsar Bomb.
Simon The Digger agreed
kids don't realize that bomb power increase stops being effective after a certain level, building the tzar bomb which is 35 times stronger than normal means spending 50 times more money for maybe 5 times the destructive power, that is stupid, you need lots of smaller bombs not one big bomb kid, every major power has missile defence, if your one big bomb gets shot down you lost the war
he is American that's why he forgot
Stop please ok no one has the tsar bomba uou think there the only ones with the biggest bomb well no we could bullied and jiant 200 mt bomb anytime but we dont so stop taling about the tsar bomba I know more about nukes then u
Chase Broglio Why are you so triggered?
I was JUST wondering this myself. For research purposes, of course...
#Misanthrope
PaleGhost69 hahahahah
For Academic Purposes*
ALLAHU AKBAR?
#Edgy
You mean #Edgy right? Misanthropes usually don't spend their time commenting with other humans.
All of them.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
"I'll see you in the next video" but you can't see me
dallas native here, good to see your channel blowing up. keep up the great work.
me too. but 24 nukes wouldn't take out the DFW pride and ego.
@@rdiddyspace1708 😂
Your videos are too damn good man, keep up the great work!
i will remember this video
thank you for this
Dallas Texas?!?! I’m subbing
I know you came here after hearing about north korea threatening USA and the Syria situation
yes I did
Kriss978 how did u know...
It was on the news dude
Kriss978 you are very wise my friend lol
shit.
This video was the bomb
I learned a megaton.
Navon Myhand LOL
Yep, it blows our minds.
Snowcold It was lit
plz stop
" Without further of do lets blow up my home town " Best Quote ever
Nice time to recommend this
I'm impressed with the quality of your work. I mean obviously the part that matters, the facts and analysis, just great.
Keep sparking my curiosity :)
What about the required amount of people to rebuild humanity? Too little and inbreeding will kill us, but larger numbers require more space and resources to survive in the bunker. What would be the minimum required?
I've heard different opinions on that. Inbreeding doesn't necessarily prevent a species from thriving, especially if you're willing to let natural selection weed out the worst offspring. Meanwhile, try telling that to human parents.
@@mikemcconeghy4658 Agreed, not going to happen. Babies are too great of a time and resource investment, and humans are too good at keeping them alive. We'd have to do Sparta and weed out any lame ones at infancy. Then again, their state ended up collapsing largely due to population decline.
rpolly like 5k
Google stable populations. It can get as low as 150 individuals if i remember correctly. All of humanity is descendant of roughly 7000 people that survived a disaster 70k years ago
@@TheYolo20 I googled it. 160 was a number calculated for sustainable space colony and assumed that they return home after 20 generations.
Ayyye Dallas! I go there almost weekly.
Great job ~ I don't think we have much to worry about ;)
"Why do I smell barbecue?" LOL
Cool 1100 1010 T lol I took a screenshot
Hickory flavored
Nice
Why don't you have 4M subscribers? These videos are top notch! Like, the best videos I have ever seen. It's so interesting and your voice is so smooth I could watch the videos all day!
Anthony Martins BAD NUKE ITS DESTROYING MEH HOME TOWN TX FORT WORTH THE LONGHORNS (or whatever there called)
in the video u stated 7.1 million people wtf i thought it was 7.1 billion
Another thing to keep me up at night
Eeeyyyy you're from Dallas!?! Wassup my dude!! Haha.
Literally came across your videos today and it's good stuff. Then you say crap like "let's nuke Dallas cause I'm from there" and now I'm insta subscribed. Haha.
With how things are going around the world, Earth needs a major reset.
cyprezz Check out the bible it says we are awaiting a new earth
"That's egotism!!"
BMAN488877 checking online is like asking God but hey that feature doesn't works
The Inquisitor the Bible -_-
Great video!! I am a new subscriber
same.
Keep in mind that different cities have a different density of population. While very populated, Dallas isn't as dense as some chinese and japanese cities, where just one bomb could result in many more casualties.
the logical explanations are fascinating yet scary
loving your videos more and more
Awesome video :)!
Maaan you from Dallas.....hurray
I'm in the middle of nowhere... no major cities for roughly 300 miles at the least. I think I might survive most of those scenarios.
Nop, the nuclear winter and radiation currents is the most dangerous part not the blast.
No where in the world would you really be safe.
love your vids
:)
lmao i read it "Nudes" not "Nukes"
Éric Patarin lol
Better watch out for mom.
now send it.
Holy shit! You’re home town is Dallas? Me too! I just find that funny...
I got a firework ad before the video.
thanks this is really something I was thinking about for a long time :P
To Eradicate Humanity? :-D
yup :D
thanks man!
rly like your vids! ;)
You and real life lore are the kings of calming down in depressing videos
*"...To kill two birds with one nuclear stone..."*
"What was your name again?"
"T. Bomba?"
The Tsar Bomba wants to destroy the world.
You didn't take into account that fallout can spread far wider from the point of detonation than you measured - if the radioactive dust climbs high enough, it can reach other continents and will continue to come down over months. Most countries in Africa would be pretty good in terms of getting hit with ICBMs, but radiation would pretty much guarantee that most people still die of cancer or radiation sickness in the long run - not to mention the damage it (radiation) does to our genes. Most studies I saw determined that around 90% of the worlds population would die on the day or within a week of the bombs falling. I happen to work on restoring a cold war-era bunker that was supposed to alert the general (German) public about nuclear attacks, determine the location of detonations and where the fallout was going to be worst. If you are interested, I could share some information with you on this topic.
that german bunker guy Report to the ship as soon as possible.
reporting?
that german bunker guy We'll bang, okay?
LOL Sempy
he accounted for it in radiation poisoning.
the effect of fallout lasts around 2 weeks given its half life
my one big fart is enough to destroy dallas
Hi from a fellow Dallas citizen! :)
Still was a great video✌
WHen you gave me a choice to like or dislike. I liked
boxxybabee with two e
John Faust 😂 same
Hate to be this guy but casualties are deaths and injuries.
Matt Kay thank god someone else pointed that out
Thanks for the advice, will give a shoutout at the end of the world
When u say your from Texas but you use metric system...
Science does not follow the imperial system
^
^
^
Bruh
about 300. There's your 6 min video answered in 2 words.
Chris Hansen about 300 can also be 300. And why are you always laughing your ass off?
VG Time fuck you
justa relaxa hey why don't you go by your name and chill
Chris Hansen from dateline NBC?
_when you hit some one with hard facts in a debate so they attack you personally_
Wait did he just say it would destroy the ozone layer. Global warming solved
Sean Cassar the ozone layer has nothing to do with global warming
Joe Cleveland it has everything to do with global warming
New England How so? Global warming and ozone depletion are similar issues with similar solutions, but one is not the cause of the other.
Joe Cleveland the ozone lair depletion allows more ultraviolet rays to hit earth which increases heat, what do you think global warming is caused by??
Most of global warming is caused by CO2 and methane which traps the heat already in the atmosphere. Ozone itself is actually a heat trapping gas, so less ozone actually means the earth gets cooler.
So actually my initial statement was false, ozone and global warming are related, but ozone depletion does not cause global warming.
Only one actually, because then everyone would retaliate with their own ukes thus ending the world.
Not the world. Not even all humans. Just modern civilization at large.
@@lucofparis4819 Even then, depends on where the nukes hit.
@@Enderdragon1201 Sure, there are scenarios where nukes are fired, even in a WW3 context, and civilization survives. But this would require some luck 😁
@@lucofparis4819 No, we have enought nukes to eradicate humanity.
@@lucofparis4819 No, likely wouldn't. A nuclear winter wouldn't take that much nukes to be caused and last so long that all humans would have to go the surface and wouldn't survive. And we still have a lot left to fire at cities, agreculture, etc.
How many dayss till the beginning of a new one!! 0o0
The greatest threat to humanity is FIDGET SPINNERS
Lol you're right XD
Bendy also is the 2nd largest threat
Geo Jose ßß
Geo Jose 200th liker
Jake paul with a nuclear bomb would the biggest threat! lmao
Eh... these numbers are somewhat suspect, fallout deposition is not a simple circle around the burst point for one thing. Additionally the lethal dose of radiation likely assumes zero-radiation protection, which is not particularily realistic as even a foot of earth would provide significant protection.
Depending on yield, I would question whether enough weapons to prevent the survival of a breeding population of humans have ever existed. Especially as in a war type scenario a large number of weapons would never actually detonate (shot down on planes or destroyed in silos, or sunk in submarines)
Spiz103 yeah
its not to eradicate stuff with its explosive. How nukes can wipe out life, which is comparatively easy when you can just rip apart our atmosphere with nukes. And even by your estimate, we already have 15k nukes in the world.
Even the conventional war from, WW1 rendered part of France too dangerous to live in due to explosives still periodically going off and chemicals poisoning the plant life.
everything does not become irradiated due to fallout. Fallout is not a magic field of death- it is radioactive dirt that is falling back to earth. It does not travel forever nor does it last for ever.
instead of telling someone to do some research maybe provide some evidence. how fucking lazy can you be. also, using a laughing crying emoji isn't helping your credibility.
The term casualties includes the sick, injured, and captured along with fatalities. It's a military term used to describe total number of troops rendered combat ineffective during an operation.
I guess I'll need to expand my personal arsenal