Chernobyl

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Yeah.. If there ever was a disaster waiting to happen or was this. Talk about being ill prepared and mismanaged... Wow.
 
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Really have been looking Forward to watching this. Sounds like it will be worth the watch.
 
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The fireman, and people of the town had no idea what they were getting into or how dangerous the situation was.
 
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Coug said:
The fireman, and people of the town had no idea what they were getting into or how dangerous the situation was.
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I haven't watched this yet, but I was alway moved reading the accounts of how things went down. The firefigthers were just doing their jobs and had no idea they were walking into their deaths by mere exposure. Also the accounts of people that went out on their balconies and such to watch and having no idea how much radiation they were being exposed to.

There's a website maybe still out there that was a journal of sorts by a lady whose father had clearance to go into the areas and she went on a motorcycle trip through the whole area. She wore a radiation detector and all to keep her warned when levels got too high. She took a ton of photos and explored the town and it was such an incredible thing to look at. The pictures showed how life literally stopped that day when they evacuated. She went into apartments and homes and you still see the calendars on the wall and their pictures and belongings eveywhere. And she goes into schools and all the toys are out and even kids shoes are still in their cubbies. Of course now everything is overgrown and broken down but otherwise it's like a town frozen in time.

EDIT: Found it, or an archived version. This was from 2003-2004 and originally was on an Angelfire site I think. The navigation is a bit wonky.

KIDDofSPEED - GHOST TOWN - Chernobyl Pictures - Kidofspeed - Elena
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I haven't watched this yet, but I was alway moved reading the accounts of how things went down. The firefigthers were just doing their jobs and had no idea they were walking into their deaths by mere exposure. Also the accounts of people that went out on their balconies and such to watch and having no idea how much radiation they were being exposed to.

There's a website maybe still out there that was a journal of sorts by a lady whose father had clearance to go into the areas and she went on a motorcycle trip through the whole area. She wore a radiation detector and all to keep her warned when levels got too high. She took a ton of photos and explored the town and it was such an incredible thing to look at. The pictures showed how life literally stopped that day when they evacuated. She went into apartments and homes and you still see the calendars on the wall and their pictures and belongings eveywhere. And she goes into schools and all the toys are out and even kids shoes are still in their cubbies. Of course now everything is overgrown and broken down but otherwise it's like a town frozen in time.

EDIT: Found it, or an archived version. This was from 2003-2004 and originally was on an Angelfire site I think. The navigation is a bit wonky.

KIDDofSPEED - GHOST TOWN - Chernobyl Pictures - Kidofspeed - Elena
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not that you can really spoil this show, but there's a scene in the 2nd episode that depicts a lot of what you desdribe here. eerie as hell.
 
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This show is great. If you like science and political wankery you shall be entertained. It does a great job exposing how little people knew, at least in Soviet Russia, of nuclear reactors.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I haven't watched this yet, but I was alway moved reading the accounts of how things went down. The firefigthers were just doing their jobs and had no idea they were walking into their deaths by mere exposure. Also the accounts of people that went out on their balconies and such to watch and having no idea how much radiation they were being exposed to.

There's a website maybe still out there that was a journal of sorts by a lady whose father had clearance to go into the areas and she went on a motorcycle trip through the whole area. She wore a radiation detector and all to keep her warned when levels got too high. She took a ton of photos and explored the town and it was such an incredible thing to look at. The pictures showed how life literally stopped that day when they evacuated. She went into apartments and homes and you still see the calendars on the wall and their pictures and belongings eveywhere. And she goes into schools and all the toys are out and even kids shoes are still in their cubbies. Of course now everything is overgrown and broken down but otherwise it's like a town frozen in time.

EDIT: Found it, or an archived version. This was from 2003-2004 and originally was on an Angelfire site I think. The navigation is a bit wonky.

KIDDofSPEED - GHOST TOWN - Chernobyl Pictures - Kidofspeed - Elena
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In the show they show firefighters picking up pieces of the nuclear reactor core and wondering what it is..
 
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Watched the first two episodes. Interesting to see something I remember from my childhood being made into a documentary.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Watched the first two episodes. Interesting to see something I remember from my childhood being made into a documentary.
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Yeah I remember it being bad.

I don't think I really ever knew just how bad this was.

I've been fascinated by this for a lot of reasons...
 
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I have read and watched a lot of stuff on this through the years, but watching it play out like this is horrifying.
 
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