Nuclear Radiation Video Theater Presents 'Duck and Cover'

This Civil Defense film (1951) explains how to protect yourself from an Atomic Bomb. And be careful of radiation, kids–it can hurt worse than a sunburn!

Posted Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 2:10 am PT|Updated Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 1:14 pm PT

All this talk about radiation from Japan () made me want to revisit this classic.

It's amazing what we used to believe, or what they wanted us to believe.

In retrospect, a better animal choice might have been the ostrich.

Also the Duck and Cover jingle reminds me of the Rice-A-Roni jingle. That may be just me.

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