Gerrard Kaonga
An expert has taken to social media to emphasize 5 crucial tips that could help them survive a doomsday scenario like a nuclear blast during World War 3.
While the fear of World War 3 is forever present, it often feels like the world is on the brink and only one bad day away from everything turning into, well... Armageddon.
However, there are groups of people who pride themselves on their readiness to deal with the most terrible natural disasters and cataclysmic events, from an individual standpoint.
So yeah, that oddball who is super proud of their doomsday bunker likely knows a thing or two about surviving the worst scenarios imaginable.
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Thankfully, one individual who is well regarded in the ‘preparedness community’, has taken to TikTok to tell social media users the steps they can take to survive a nuclear blast.
Derrick, who goes by prepperpress on TikTok, made a video on what he considers the five steps on how to survive a nuke.
He noted that the advice he is giving is specifically for 300-800 kiloton nukes which are the typical yield on modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
When it comes to the nukes actually dropping, it is unlikely you will have a massive amount of warning.
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So, according to Derrick, it is best to do what you can to limit the potential damage it can do to you.
He explained: “Hit the ground, face down, feet facing towards the blast, cover your head.
“Make sure to keep your mouth open so your lungs don’t burst from the pressure wave and remember, don’t look at the flash.”
If you are lucky enough to not be in the immediate vicinity of the blast, you are far from out of danger.
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Derrick noted that if you are within a mile of the blast, chances are you will still either die instantly, or from the following destruction and chaos.
He added that three miles or more from the blast, buildings will still be collapsing and glass will become shrapnel but it is possible to survive if you are inside or underground.
The ‘professional prepper’ explained: “You have got to act quickly to avoid radiation.
“10 miles out you are still in danger of fallout and you have got about 10 to 30 minutes before it starts to falling into the ground as radioactive dust.”
This might sound obvious, but Derrick made it a point of emphasis to get indoors as quick as possible for your own safety.
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Even if things appear fine outside, due to your proximity to the blast, you may be in fact be getting more and more contaminated by radiation.
Derrick said: “Get inside fast, ideally a basement, subway, fallout shelter.
“If those aren’t options, you need to get to a brick or concrete building and head to the center of the building.
“Stay away from windows and stay away from doorways.”
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For obvious reasons, the air outside is no longer your friend.
If you are lucky enough to have avoided the initial blast and found adequate shelter, there are still more steps you need to take.
Derrick explained that the first 24 hours are crucial but it likely won’t be safe outside for quite some time.
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He added: “If you have made it this far it is time to shelter in place, ideally for 72 hours.
“Don't go outside and try and play hero, you’ll end up dead. Seal up windows, if you can, seal up doorways, cut the airflow from outside in, you want to avoid that radioactive fallout coming into your shelter.”
“Hopefully you can have a radio so you can hear the government tell you when it is safe to go outside, hopefully there is still an intact government.
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“Hopefully more nukes aren’t following.”
While being able to stay put is ideal, in such a chaotic situation it is understandable this might not be tenable for long periods of time.
After a nuke, you will likely have to go out again at some point and Derrick revealed the safest way to do that.
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He said: “Hopefully you don’t have to go outside, but let’s say your shelter is on fire and you have no choice.
“Cover your mouth with a mask or a cloth, wear goggles, wear gloves and wrap up anything exposed.
“Travel perpendicular to the wind direction to help avoid radioactive fallout.
“When you do get back into a shelter, you need to decontaminate, take off your clothes, put them in a bag and throw them outside.
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“Then take a shower but don’t use conditioner because that will bind the particles to your hair.”
Derrick closed by hoping that whatever shelter you do end up staying in, does have food and water and the people within it aren’t panicking and becoming a danger to themselves or others.
So... I suppose good luck in the apocalypse and happy scavenging.