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So, I've seen a common misconception that "Duck and Cover" was useless advice and the entire campaign was really just meant to reassure the public. While there certainly was plenty of that, duck and cover is actually very useful advice. Sure, it won't protect you if you're at ground zero, and school desks are not immune to nuclear weapons. But that was never the point.

You see, we don't live in a video game where explosions destroy everything within a specific radius and leaves everything outside of said radius completely unharmed. In real life you can be well outside of the instant death zone and still be affected in a number of ways. Firstly there's the bright flash of light which can cause blindness and will give you the worst sunburn of all time. Duck and cover protects the eyes and face from this. And secondly there's an Earthquake followed by a shock wave, which can knock stuff over and/or collapse buildings. Again, ducking and covering can protect your head and generally make falling objects less likely to kill you. More importantly, those school desks have a better chance of holding up to a collapsing school ceiling than an unprotected child. Also, that shock wave can shatter windows; so again, ducking and covering protects your face and vitals from flying shards of glass.

Also, the main radiation danger is not from the explosion itself. That's not that big of a deal outside of its immediate surroundings. The real danger is the fallout. Being able to see the horribly bright flash of light doesn't mean you're automatically getting super cancer.

Note: None of this means you're likely to survive in the event of a nuclear war, just that ducking and covering is actually a good idea in said event, and not just useless advice.


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