Chernobyl Episode 1 Full Review and Reaction!

bwr

I think I would have passed out and let #3 have a go at it. Seriously, I guess if I already knew that I was exposed to those levels, I'd rather go out quickly than slow.

It was awful! And he knew what was going to happen to him and was basically just walking to his doom with that knowledge.

bwr

I really felt terrible for the guy who was told to check the core after the asshole lead passed out. Definitely in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Scott Fellows

Your comments about the poorly made and maintained equipment made me think back to when I was in the Air Force. I used to be an aircraft electrician, and I worked on F-15's, F-4G's and F-16's during my time in. My last base was Nellis AFB in Las Vegas NV and they have there something was called the Threat Training Facility. It was basically a collection of captured Soviet built military equipment (Tanks, helicopters, anti-aircraft vehicles, fighter jets, guns etc.) that visiting student pilots could learn about and study. At one time you had to have a secret clearance to visit, but now it is open to anyone on base. Inside the main building they had two jets. One was an older Mig 21 and close to it was a more modern Mig 23 variant. I was struck that, from a distance, both aircraft looked fairly well put together, but upon close inspection, they were nightmares of shoddy manufacturing. I was pretty stunned having spent time fixing our jets which seemed light years ahead in quality. Wiring harnesses looked like loose spaghetti, exposed rivet heads everywhere, cheap looking micro switches in the landing gear areas and a ton of other things that made me question its airworthiness. Everything about them just looked shoddily put together. One of the striking things was the Mig 23 cockpit. Our gauges are internally lit via bulbs or diodes, but the Mig's gauges used some type of low level radioactive substance that helped them glow in nighttime conditions. There was even a placard put in the cockpit that gave a warning about being exposed to it for too long. A brief visit wouldn't hurt, but if you were a pilot being exposed to it time and time again, there might be cause for concern. Just a whole together different philosophy on manufacturing and safety and I really have to hope it has improved for the better.