tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953466748450554618.post3107442912054171866..comments2024-03-28T08:12:48.474-04:00Comments on US History Teachers Blog: History Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951055071592873308noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953466748450554618.post-12741599441694064562010-05-21T10:05:15.480-04:002010-05-21T10:05:15.480-04:00Nearby a nuclear blast, all is vaporized. Farther ...Nearby a nuclear blast, all is vaporized. Farther out, rooms erupt in all consuming flame. Yet farther, the blast knocks out windows. <br /><br />"Duck and cover" protects from flying glass. Most casualties in the London Blitz were from glass shards (before safety glass). <br /><br />Yet farther out and upwind, there is no local effect.TheVirginiaHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432362653556573513noreply@blogger.com