Chernobyl

meStevo

I think your wife's a bigfoot gus.

<Silver Donator>

6,533

4,819

• 
• 

• May 27, 2019

• #161

Chernobyl

The Happiness of All Mankind
Season: 1
Episode: 4
Air date: 2019-05-27

Valery Legasov and Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Boris Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Ulana Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion.

Probably skip this episode when I re-watch it for the same reasons I don't watch John Wick, lol. Still amazing though.

 

Downhammer

Vyemm Raider

1,588

4,124

• May 27, 2019

• #162

I'll be curious to see if this episode keeps the high rating or if it takes a hit from the animal scenes.

 

• 1

Reactions: 1 user

Araxen

Golden Baronet of the Realm

10,548

7,974

• May 27, 2019

• #163

 

• 1

Reactions: 1 user

A

a_skeleton_06

<Banned>

1,923

2,411

• May 28, 2019

• #164

R.I.P. Russian Doggos.

 

Armadon

<Bronze Donator>

3,738

6,739

• May 28, 2019

• #165

Yeah another brutal episode. How much was 800 rubbles back then in US dollars? Those 90 seconds was pretty intense.

 

Hosix

All labs matter!

4,737

6,642

• May 28, 2019

• #166

Those poor bastards that got stuck doing the roof work. F that shit.

 

• 1

Reactions: 1 user

dizzie

Triggered Happy

2,509

3,939

• May 28, 2019

• #167

The historial data for the ruble shows it was 0.7585 on the 1/186 and 0.6700 on the 1/1/87.

So 800 roubles was around $536-606. That's offical figures, it would have cost you way more rubles to buy $600 on the black market. But dollars are used everywhere where the currency is problematic and has black markets. You would have been able to get them easily enough and almost certianly be able to buy items with them. Nobody wants 6k rubles for an inported TV they want hard currency.

 

Last edited: May 28, 2019

Lanx

<Prior Amod>

66,100

150,632

• 
• 

• May 28, 2019

• #168

you know when the german robot failed, i thought "oh they're just gonna use ppl, they have already shown to have no qualms about sending in ppl like those water turn off ppl"

then, yup

It was pretty wild when you follow the shovel'er and as he's picking up rubble the fucking geiger counter goes off the charts.

 

• 1

Reactions: 1 user

dizzie

Triggered Happy

2,509

3,939

• May 28, 2019

• #169

I knew you got some radiation from smoking but..

80	mSv:	6-month stay on the International Space Station
160	mSv:	chronic dose to lungs over one year smoking 1.5 packs of cigarettes per day, mostly due to inhalation of Polonium-210 and Lead-210

Twice the amount from staying on the IIS for 6months.

 

• 2

Reactions: 1 users

Vandyn

Blackwing Lair Raider

3,656

1,382

• 

• May 28, 2019

• #170

Pretty rough episode. I understand why they are out there shooting the dogs but it doesn't make it easy watching it. That 90 second single shot on the roof was award level stuff, no dialogue just the geiger counter. I had wondered how the firefighter's wife was able to survive, baby absorbing the radiation makes sense.

This is the best show on TV right now, it's a shame it's only 5 episodes.

 

• 2
• 1

Reactions: 2 users

Oldbased

> Than U

28,521

67,574

• May 28, 2019

• #171

I hate to spoil the final episode but....

Also we saw the cats but never any being shot. Director is a cat person for sure.

 

• 12
• 2
• 1

Reactions: 14 users

Jozu

Bronze Baronet of the Realm

6,986

6,295

• May 28, 2019

• #172

Theydef gave too much screentime to the animal slaughter scenes. Could of been much less heavy handed and could of got the same result in the viewer.

 

Fucker

Log Wizard

13,111

30,134

• May 28, 2019

• #173

Vandyn said:

This is the best show on TV right now, it's a shame it's only 5 episodes.

Click to expand...

4. HBO already cancelled it.

 

• 2

Reactions: 1 users

Vandyn

Blackwing Lair Raider

3,656

1,382

• 

• May 28, 2019

• #174

Actual cleanup photo, streaks at the bottom was radiation affecting the film.

 

• 1

Reactions: 1 user

A

a_skeleton_05

<Banned>

13,843

34,510

• May 28, 2019

• #175

Comrade Soldier, you're done.

 

N

nisser

Trakanon Raider

136

107

• May 29, 2019

• #176

Maybe it was explained and I missed it but why exactly is it important to remove the graphite from the wall?

 

agripa

Molten Core Raider

603

589

• May 29, 2019

• #177

nisser said:

Maybe it was explained and I missed it but why exactly is it important to remove the graphite from the wall?

Click to expand...

Graphite was used as a neutron moderator for the RBMK reactor. When the core exploded all of the graphite was from inside the core and contained a crazy amount of radiation. You could not build a dome over the reactor while the graphite rock was still emitting radiation on the rooftops.

 

• 1

Reactions: 1 user

Downhammer

Vyemm Raider

1,588

4,124

• May 29, 2019

• #178

I'm sure it was considered but I wonder why they didn't use some tower cranes with long booms to drag a plow or scoop across the roof. They had cranes on site during the cleanup and they used them for the sarcophagus. Even if it wouldn't be perfect I think they still could have cleared off the bigger pieces instead of leaving them as tripping hazards.

 

Jozu

Bronze Baronet of the Realm

6,986

6,295

• May 29, 2019

• #179

They didnt really cancel this did they?

The wiki now says it's only 4 episodes?

 

Barellron

Trakanon Raider

707

1,390

• May 29, 2019

• #180

... nah, brother. How/why would they cancel the last episode of a miniseries when the preview was already shown?