Chernobyl 1x1 "1:23:45" - Reaction!! | Couple Reacts

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• JE

  @jeremypage3370 · 2 years ago

  Best series ever put on TV. Intelligent, thoughtful, and well made. If you notice, all the actors are speaking in their natural accents. The director thought that teaching british and European actors russian accents would be distracting if they couldnt do them properly. A good choice as the acting is so stellar that you dont really notice.

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• AS

  @ashleyowen7664 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_RGqSShiA&amp;t=530">8:50</a> - yes, it&apos;s some of the actual call made that night

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• RA

  @Rammstein0963. · 1 year ago

  Fun fact: the creepy &quot;sound effects&quot; in the series were recorded at Chernobyl&apos;s sister plant Ignalina.

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• LO

  @Lorlic1138 · 2 years ago

  The big difference between this and Titanic is that with Titanic, they knew that it COULD sink if intentionally drilled a hole in it but the chances of an accident sinking it were non-existant. Here, they really believed that it wasnt physically possible for a reactor to explode, even if you tried.

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• BI

  @BigBear-- · 1 year ago

  The reason the majority of the plant workers continue to just follow orders even though they know there&apos;s no core, is cause this us happening during the Soviet Era (USSR). Where you&apos;re not really allowed to question the &quot;state&quot;/&quot;system&quot;. The reason Dyatlov doesn&apos;t acknowledge that there&apos;s no core, is sort of a 2 parter. The state has said that the design of the RBMK reactors is safe, snd there&apos;s no way for it to explode (so not questioning the state). Second reason is that he doesn&apos;t believe he did anything wrong, and doesn&apos;t want to take the blame for a disaster. So he&apos;s doing everything (now) by the book. There&apos;s technically another reason...but don&apos;t want to spoil the series for anyone.

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• XB

  @xboxman1710 · 2 years ago

  Iodine pills also known as Potassium Iodide is used to help prevent your body from absorbing radioactive material, specifically Iodine-129 and Iodine-131. <br>The thyroid naturally absorbs Iodine as part of its function. <br>Now the thyroid can&apos;t tell the difference between stable Iodine and unstable Iodine, so these pills will saturate the thyroid preventing it from being absorbed.

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• MA

  @mattseaton3521 · 1 year ago

  This is basically a horror show, where you never see the antagonist because you can&apos;t actually see it, only its effects. It&apos;s absolutely brilliantly done.

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• CR

  @Crunskoria1234 · 1 year ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_RGqSShiA&amp;t=1164">19:24</a> the guy sitting here was named Aleksandr &quot;Sasha&quot; Yuvchenko. He held the door open during the initial survey of the reactor hall damage.<br><br>The crazy part is that he was exposed to over 450 roentgens (rem), but ended up recovering, following extensive treatment and some surgeries. Unfortunately, he passed away around 20 years after the accident from leukemia almost certainly attributed to his morbid radiation exposure.<br><br>The show never actually mentioned him after the explosion except in the final episode where it was a bit of a flashback, but he did survive. <br><br>While it may sound terrible, recovering from almost 500 rem, and surviving another 20 years is impressive, to say the least, but he did suffer many health problems down the road.

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• DO

  @donitapolk9413 · 2 years ago

  Be patient guys ... just enjoy the unfolding.

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• HE

  @hebijirik · 2 years ago

  The best description of the health damage extremely large dose of hard radiation like the people close to the core got is this: We all know sunburns. Too long in UV rays and your skin starts to be damaged, a bit longer and the skin swells as the cells are damaged more and more. With gamma radiation and neutrons it is similar but it is not stopped by skin. It goes right through a person hitting all tissues the same. So imagine a strong sunburn that is not on your skin but throughout your entire body.

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• GR

  @grauerstarr · 2 years ago

  The first rescue squad consisted of 6,000 soldiers and 40,000 members of the special chemical troops. A total of 600,000 to 800,000 liquidators were deployed in Chernobyl. The exact numbers are unknown because many of the helpers were not registered.<br><br>@<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_RGqSShiA&amp;t=624">10:24</a> thats what high radiation does with your body. the amount of radiation your body absorbs depends on how high the radiation is you are exposed to and how long you are exposed to the radiation.<br><br>1 Sv to 2 Sv light radiation disease<br>10% deaths after 30 days (lethal dose (LD) 10/30). <br>Typical symptoms include mild to moderate nausea (50% likely at 2 Sv) with occasional vomiting, beginning within 3 to 6 hours after irradiation and lasting from a few hours to a day. This is followed by a recovery period during which the symptoms subside. Mild symptoms return after 10 to 14 days. These symptoms last about four weeks and consist of loss of appetite (50% likely at 1.5 Sv), malaise and fatigue (50% likely at 2 Sv). Recovery from other injuries is impaired and there is an increased risk of infection. Temporary infertility in men is the rule.<br><br>2 Sv to 3 Sv severe radiation disease <br>35% deaths after 30 days (lethal dose (LD) 35/30). <br>Diseases are increasing sharply and significant mortality is occurring. Nausea is the rule (100% at 3 Sv), the occurrence of vomiting reaches 50% at 2.8 Sv. Initial symptoms begin within one to six hours and last one to two days. A 7 to 14 day recovery phase then begins. When this is over, the following symptoms occur: hair loss all over the body (50% likely at 3 Sv), malaise and fatigue. The loss of white blood cells is massive and the risk of infection increases rapidly. Permanent sterility can occur in women. Recovery takes one to several months.<br><br>3 Sv to 4 Sv severe radiation disease <br>50% deaths after 30 days (lethal dose (LD) 50/30). <br>After the recovery period, the following additional symptoms occur: diarrhea (50% likely at 3.5 Sv) and uncontrolled bleeding in the mouth, under the skin and in the kidneys (50% likely at 4 Sv).<br><br>4 to 6 heaviest radiation disease <br>60% deaths after 30 days (LD 60/30). <br>Mortality increases gradually from approximately 50% at 4.5 Sv to 90% at 6 Sv (except in the case of massive intensive medical care). The onset of initial symptoms begins within 30 to 120 minutes and lasts up to two days. A 7 to 14 day recovery phase then begins. When this is over, the same symptoms as with 3 to 4 Sv generally occur more strongly. Recovery takes several months to 1 year. Death usually occurs 2 to 12 weeks after radiation due to infection and bleeding.<br><br>6 Sv to 10 Sv heaviest radiation disease <br>100% deaths after 14 days (LD 100/14). <br>The chance of survival depends on the quality and the earliest possible start of intensive care. The bone marrow is almost or completely destroyed and a bone marrow transplant is required. The stomach and intestinal tissue is severely damaged. Initial symptoms appear within 15 to 30 minutes and last up to two days. This is followed by a 5 to 10 day recovery period known as the walking ghost phase. The final phase ends with death from infection and internal bleeding. If recovery does occur, it will take several years and will likely never be complete.<br><br>10 Sv to 20 Sv heaviest radiation disease <br>100% deaths after 7 days (LD 100/7). <br>This high dose results in spontaneous symptoms within 5 to 30 minutes. After the immediate nausea caused by the direct activation of the chemoreceptors in the brain and great weakness, a phase of well-being lasting several days follows (walking ghost phase). This is followed by the dying phase with rapid cell death in the gastrointestinal tract, which leads to massive diarrhea, intestinal bleeding and water loss as well as disruption of the electrolyte balance. Death occurs with feverish delirium and coma due to circulatory failure. Treatment can only be palliative.<br><br>20 Sv to 50 Sv 100% deaths after 3 days (LD 100/3), otherwise as with “10 to 20 Sv” <br><br>50 Sv to 80 Sv Immediate disorientation and coma within seconds or minutes. Death occurs in a few hours due to complete failure of the nervous system.<br> <br>over 80 Sv The US armed forces expect immediate death at a dose of 80 Sv of fast neutron radiation.

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• SP

  @SpinnakerFL · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_RGqSShiA&amp;t=820">13:40</a> &quot;Did he touch somethin&apos;?&quot;<br><br>Thank God one of you is paying attention so that this reaction isn&apos;t completely useless.

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