Well cockroaches are thought to be the only creatures to survive a nuclear fallout and she did survive a nuke, so...
Well, make that two nukes. The reason she sunk was she sprung a leak that took nearly a week to fill her up. The only reason she wasn't fixed because no one wanted to board a highly irradiated ship.
Well cockroaches are thought to be the only creatures to survive a nuclear fallout and she did survive a nuke, so...
by the direct heat and blast, no. but by the radiation, yes. because cockroaches lacks the organs that would be affected by nuclear radiation. at least that's what I remember, CMIIW though
by the direct heat and blast, no. but by the radiation, yes. because cockroaches lacks the organs that would be affected by nuclear radiation. at least that's what I remember, CMIIW though
Not really. Generally, dividing cells are more vulnerable to ionizing radiation, since DNA has to be uncoiled for transcription (copying) to occur, making them more susceptible to radiation damage. Most human cells divide all the time, but cockroaches (and some other insects) don't grow except when molting, and their cells don't really divide much when they're between molting cycles, so the window of opportunity for severe radiation damage is much smaller.
They can still die from high levels of ionizing radiation.
Well, make that two nukes. The reason she sunk was she sprung a leak that took nearly a week to fill her up. The only reason she wasn't fixed because no one wanted to board a highly irradiated ship.
Pfffft wimps! When the Royal Army was testing nukes in the outback, we decided to detonate one 500m from Centurion tank 169041. The result? The engine stopped. Because it had run out of fuel. Not because of an atomic blast but because no one topped it off beforehand. The parts of the tank facing the blast were also sandblasted but that's to be expected.
Three days later after the testing one of the lads jumped in, restarted it and drove it back to base. It then went on to serve in the R.A.A for 23 more years including seeing combat in Vietnam.
Not wanting to board her because of a bit of radiation *shakes head disparingly*
The Americans actually nicknamed Nagato "the samurai", since they considered her the embodiment of the Japanese Navy/naval spirit. (Most American sailors didn't know Yamato even existed because LOLHotel.)
