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9 August 2017, 11:16 AM
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How would a nuclear blast affect an automatic watch?
No reason to wonder right now or anything. Just, you know, curious.
Caveat: I know nothing about nuclear explosions. Like, is there a magnetic effect? How does radiation affect metal? Who knows. |
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9 August 2017, 11:17 AM
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Assuming you are wearing the watch, that is the least of your problems!
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9 August 2017, 11:20 AM
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You'd be dead so it wouldn't matter.
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9 August 2017, 11:24 AM
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I mean...it probably depends on how close you are
 In all seriousness, here's a photo of a wristwatch that went through the blast at Hiroshima https://image.slidesharecdn.com/68th...?cb=1375800823 |
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9 August 2017, 11:24 AM
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You could always head down to ground zero (or perhaps North Korea) with your Rolex and let the rest of us know.
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9 August 2017, 11:25 AM
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well... you probably wouldn't have any complaints about reading the lume at night...
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9 August 2017, 11:26 AM
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Is it safe
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9 August 2017, 11:27 AM
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9 August 2017, 11:29 AM
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Take a vacation to fukushima and let us know.
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9 August 2017, 11:57 AM
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A new "is it safe to wear my Rolex when..." thread. Yay. Is it safe to wear my Rolex in event of a nuclear explosion? What if the protective plastics are still in place?
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9 August 2017, 12:02 PM
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9 August 2017, 12:10 PM
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9 August 2017, 12:11 PM
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today (August 9 in Japan) is the anniversary of the Nagasaki bomb.
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9 August 2017, 12:15 PM
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A new "is it safe to wear my Rolex when..." thread. Yay. Is it safe to wear my Rolex in event of a nuclear explosion? What if the protective plastics are still in place?
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9 August 2017, 12:21 PM
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It depends how close you are....
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9 August 2017, 12:24 PM
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9 August 2017, 12:25 PM
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Duck ..and ...cover...
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9 August 2017, 12:27 PM
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Maybe if it was a platinum or gold watch, it might survive?
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9 August 2017, 12:27 PM
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If ever there was a thread in poor taste...
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