Now, even if there is tension between any two countries with nuclear weapons, the world will be shocked. Because the devastation caused by nuclear bombs is so bad. They say that nothing can escape from nuclear bombs. But if only one creature can escape from nuclear bombs, can you believe it? Let's take a closer look at this. The last time nuclear bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was during World war II. That was when nuclear bombs were first used. That was when they were last used.
The entire city was badly affected by this. As the buildings collapsed, millions of people were killed. After the war, information about the effects of atomic bombs came out. This was a shock to the entire world. That is, the extreme heat and pressure released when an atomic bomb exploded destroyed everything within a radius of several kilometers. Not only this, but the living beings beyond it were also badly affected by radiation. There were also many deaths due to intense radiation. Moreover, the impact continued for generations. A surprise awaited the researchers who went to see what the situation was like after the war. That is, although all living beings were destroyed, only cockroaches survived. This surprised the researchers a lot.

Also, this raised many questions. The question arose as to how the cockroaches survived despite such radiation damage. Researchers also conducted a study in this regard. It was then that they discovered that cockroaches have an extraordinary ability to withstand radiation. Because of this unique characteristic, even though all life was killed when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were hit by nuclear bombs, only cockroaches survived. So don't ask if a nuclear bomb explodes 10 meters away from a cockroach and nothing happens. When a nuclear bomb explodes, extreme heat, energy, and radiation are released. Heat and energy are generally released from all bombs. Radioactivity is the only thing that is unique to nuclear bombs. Only cockroaches that faced extreme heat and energy were killed. At the same time, radiation did not affect them in any way.

Studies have shown that cockroaches can withstand a maximum of 10,000 rad of radiation units. At the same time, it is noteworthy that humans can only withstand 800 rads of radiation. When 10,300 rads of radiation were released from the atomic bombs in Japan, humans could not cope with it. But cockroaches escaped it. It is said that the main reason for this is the cell division rates. In humans, cells divide rapidly. Due to this, they are easily affected by radiation. On the other hand, the cell division rate in cockroaches is very low. Their cells divide only once a week. Due to this, the effect of radiation does not do anything to cockroaches.
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Sowmiya Sriram

14/05/2025 02:16 PM