I was looking up some stats on atomic bombs (namely Hiroshima and Nagasaki) and saw that there could be fires and some real damage up to 15,000 ft (under 3 miles) from ground zero. But there could be superficial damage up to 40,000 feet, give or take.
Now, assuming Indy uses the rocket sled to get away, we can be sure that it's going pretty fast. A world speed record was just set on a rocket sled (6,000 mph). I doubt a 1953 rocket sled would go that fast, but let's say at least 500 miles an hour, just to be really slow. (I have no idea how fast they went, but it's a freakin rocket. So it will be fast).
Even at 500 mph, it's very plausible for Indy to use the rocket sled for less than a minute to get to a safe distance from any blast, and hide in a refrigerator for further protection against fires/glass/minimal radiation and/or other superficial damage. And I assume he would only experience minor radiation sickness if it even got that far.
Obviously a refrigerator would not save you from an atomic blast at ground zero, or even within a few miles. But if he just uses it for extra protection, I could see it not being so silly. I know the SMFM script says "the room glows white" but that could've been changed for all we know.
After doing a little research, I'm resting a little easier.
Now, assuming Indy uses the rocket sled to get away, we can be sure that it's going pretty fast. A world speed record was just set on a rocket sled (6,000 mph). I doubt a 1953 rocket sled would go that fast, but let's say at least 500 miles an hour, just to be really slow. (I have no idea how fast they went, but it's a freakin rocket. So it will be fast).
Even at 500 mph, it's very plausible for Indy to use the rocket sled for less than a minute to get to a safe distance from any blast, and hide in a refrigerator for further protection against fires/glass/minimal radiation and/or other superficial damage. And I assume he would only experience minor radiation sickness if it even got that far.
Obviously a refrigerator would not save you from an atomic blast at ground zero, or even within a few miles. But if he just uses it for extra protection, I could see it not being so silly. I know the SMFM script says "the room glows white" but that could've been changed for all we know.
After doing a little research, I'm resting a little easier.
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