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Rural Civil Defense TV
Roachor:
--- Quote from: Giftless on November 10, 2012, 12:26:47 am ---It might be dumbed down; but assuming you don't have concrete block or lead shielding, getting a couple of feet of soil between you and the blast is about the best way to reduce exposure to the initial radiation.
Then if you consider that soil is primarily decayed plant material... Hay isn't exactly a nonsensical material to line the walls of a barn with.
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Soil is dense, hay is dry grass in bales. I'm pretty sure that would do nothing to help.
Giftless:
--- Quote from: Roachor on November 10, 2012, 01:52:33 am ---Soil is dense, hay is dry grass in bales. I'm pretty sure that would do nothing to help.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_protection
--- Quote ---Shielding: The term 'biological shield' refers to a mass of absorbing material placed around a reactor, or other radioactive source, to reduce the radiation to a level safe for humans.[1] The effectiveness of a material as a biological shield is related to its cross-section for scattering and absorption, and to a first approximation is proportional to the total mass of material per unit area interposed along the line of sight between the radiation source and the region to be protected. Hence, shielding strength or "thickness" is conventionally measured in units of g/cm2. The radiation that manages to get through falls exponentially with the thickness of the shield. In x-ray facilities, the plaster on the rooms with the x-ray generator contains barium sulfate and the operators stay behind a leaded glass screen and wear lead aprons. Almost any material can act as a shield from gamma or x-rays if used in sufficient amounts.
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Including materials such as water and wood--which are listed under the section "Shielding Design."
Giftless:
http://www.ki4u.com/illwind.htm
If anyone's curious, this page has some text from "Radioactive Fallout on the Farm," one of the pamphlets shown in the video. Either scroll down until you see it or do a command [Find: PROTECTING LIVESTOCK] on the page.
Fat Man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60
This is videos that all our parents watched when they were kids growing up in the 50's, 60's they used to make jokes about this video. "When there is a nuclear attack you put your legs behind your head and kiss your ass good bye" ;D
Also the inspiration for this fallout1/2 fan site.
http://www.duckandcover.cx/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Krv4YEMwCE
Roachor:
--- Quote from: Giftless on November 19, 2012, 09:28:47 pm ---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_protection
Including materials such as water and wood--which are listed under the section "Shielding Design."
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Notice how it says its determined by g/cm, hay is pretty much the lightest material possible and would be useless for shielding. Sure anything can be used, if you had a mile of hay it might help but I doubt a few bales will do anything. Remember this is the same people that sad hiding under a desk can protect from nukes.
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