Why isn’t Hiroshima a Nuclear Wasteland?

Thanks for watching. This is our first footage from Japan. The rest will be a series of videos about Fukushima, where we stayed for a week exploring the Exclusion Zone and the Daiichi Power Plant.

It's terrifying to think how "small" the Hiroshima bomb was compared to today's standards.

As a Japanese born and raised in Hiroshima, I really appreciate how this video handled such delicate topic with respect. Every August 6th 8:15am, we pray a minute of silence with the sound of siren hoping no one will suffer with enormous, awful pain that Hiroshima ever had🕊️ If you interested in visiting Hiroshima, I absolutely recommend to add Atomic bomb dome, peace memorial park and museum to your itinerary. (And you MUST try Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki:)

I never knew that only 1 gram was actually used in the atomic bomb. The full force of the first one probably would have knocked out half of Japan, and the fact that we have ones that are hundreds of thousands more efficient is pretty scary.

I loved that you were talking to some school children at the end. From the way you were gesturing and the way they were listening, I can guess that you seemed to be teaching them something while they were on a school trip to learn about the subject you were researching and so you took the time to give them more detail. Keep being smart, Kyle. You're doing the good in the world.

Visited the museums in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Easily many of the most humbling and harrowing images I have ever seen. I think so many people just know that the bombs happened, but have zero awareness about what they actually did.

I’ll never forget visiting there. I was wandering around the park looking at the paper crane displays when a Japanese man approached me and asked where I was from. I hesitated for a minute—not wanting to admit it in this place—but then told him that I was American. He proceeded to welcome me to the country and thank me for visiting, and we had a nice conversation. In that moment, I felt more hope for peace than I ever had. It’ll stick with me for the rest of my life.

Always such a respectful way in handling these subjects, but also well informed and not trying to bs it

The threat of nuclear weapons may be the only thing that has prevented WWIII.

I swear Kyle is no doubt the most respectful science communicator that talks about these sensitive topics. He never goes the deviated way, he just wants to educate his audience and that's amazing.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi, an engineer with Mitsubishi, was on a business trip to Hiroshima when the bomb was dropped on August 6th. He had been walking to the train station about 1.5 miles from ground zero. He suffered ruptured eardrums, radiation burns, temporary blindness, and numerous body injuries. He managed to find his colleagues Akira Iwanaga and Kuniyoshi Sato, who had also survived, and they spent the night in an air raid shelter. He managed to return with them to his hometown, received medical attention for his injuries, and returned from his trip to work at his office on August 9th. He was trying to explain to his boss what happened in Hiroshima, but his boss could not believe that one bomb could destroy a whole city, and Japanese authorities had suppressed the news to avoid destroying morale. As he was arguing with his boss at the office -- in Nagasaki -- the second bomb was dropped about 2 miles away, and Tsutomu saw the flash through the office windows. He received his second dose of radiation, leading to many days of radiation sickness, but escaped additional serious injuries. Although he had long-term skin issues, he went on to lead a relatively healthy life for nearly 65 more years, raising three children, before being diagnosed with leukemia and dying of stomach cancer in 2010.

Always wondered about this. Thanks Kyle!

Good stuff, thanks for the share , needed to be longer .

One of my favorite things about kyle is the range with which he can capture our attentions. Whether its a lighthearted video about how physics in a video game would work in the real world, or a solemn video deep diving into real world accomplishments and tragedies stemming from the invention of nuclear power; Kyle captures your attention in a way that makes you forget you're actually learning something. One of my favorite "edutainers" to be sure

My father was a medic in the army that occupied first Hiroshima then Nagasaki. They slept on the ground. Even the US forces had no idea what had been unleashed. He died young from a rare form of cancer and my mother received a pension as an 'atomic war widow'. There actually were a lot of them. I am so glad that both cities are thriving and non-radioactive. As he would have been.

A fascinating, important, and very informative video! Thank you for making it.

The video thumbnail was really beautiful🥺, it carried a beautiful message. Great video❤

That feeling when Kyle has been more dedicated to his Half-life series in just a few years, than Valve has in two decades

7:25 "...less than a gram of matter converted directly into energy... an entire city obliterated... by the weight of a butterfly..."

Incredible video, really hits home the scale and tragedy. But also taught me about things I’d never thought about.