Possum Living: Nuclear Weapon Effects on People And Property

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Nuclear Weapon Effects on People And Property

This is "Operation Cue," a US government atomic bomb test from 1955. The test was conducted in Nevada with a real nuclear weapon, and used houses of differing construction, canned goods, a large propane tank, and test dummies to measure the extent of damage caused by the initial blast. This film is in the public domain.

1 comment:

PrepMom said...: WOW, that was eye opening... can you imagine waiting just 24 hours after the blast to go in? Crazy! My grandparents had a bomb shelter... and of course I was a product of hiding under our desks if in school... thanks for the film; March 15, 2012 at 4:13 PM

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Possum living is all about living on our own terms, slowing down and kicking back and doing what we really want to be doing instead of burning ourselves out in the pursuit of what society tells us we should strive for. It is about finding easier and more interesting ways of providing what we really need, as an alternative to paying the high price in time, money and freedom that society extracts in exchange for servicing these needs; and about finding the strength to say no to those services we don't really need.

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Andrew Zimmern

Government regulation generates unforeseen problems, which excuses more regulation, which causes still more unforeseen problems.

Ludwig von Mises

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When we ask for freedom, we have already failed. It is only when we declare freedom for ourselves and refuse to accept any less, that we have any possibility of being free.