You all have asked for it, so here it is: the second installment in the Survival for Idiots series. This time, we're going to cover a nuclear fallout. This topic has been brought up a lot recently, so we decided to do this. You can't really prepare for this type of situation while it's happening, so you must prepare early. 

 

First off, if you have any common sense, then you know that people need food and water to survive. When a nuclear fallout happens, you can't go above ground to find these necessities. First check your local weather channel, because radiation alters weather patterns, etc. If you see a change in weather patterns, such as rain in desert regions, then that means a nuke was dropped, and you must act quickly. After you checked the weather channel, run to your local Mcdonalds and purchase all the food you can carry. If needed, steal their food. Why Mcdonalds you ask? Cause that food lasts forever. 

 

Next, go purchase a water purifier. You can find these at your local Dollar General, Dollar Tree, etc. Once you purchase it, dispose of the instruction manual, because paper absorbs radiation (sort of like a sponge absorbs water). Once you have bought your food, and your water purifier, you must seek shelter. Your basement will not work, so you need to build a state-of-the-art fallout shelter. At any point, you see a mushroom cloud, hold your thumb up to it. If the cloud is bigger then your thumb, then you're in the radiation zone. 

 

After you've completed all of this, then you're almost ready. A quick word of advice: do not work in a group. They can betray you. If you follow these steps, then there's a 75% chance you'll survive, but only a 10% chance of that.