The Man Who Survived TWO Tactical Nukes (Strange Stories of World War II)

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Scars from being burned by atomic bomb

Old and faded today Hiroshima memorial

The fat-soaked soil of humans who pile up and burn to death won't dry out

Tsutomu Yamaguchi , 2010 [translated by Kiyo Sakuma].

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Credit:
Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
Script:
Natasha Martell

Narrator:
Bryan 'Lazlo' Beauregard

Bibliography

McNeill, David. "How I survived Hiroshima – and then Nagasaki." Independent, March 26, 2009.

Parry, Richard Lloyd. "The Luckiest or Unluckiest Man in the World? Tsutomu Yamaguchi, double A-bomb victim." The Times, March 25, 2009.

Pellegrino, Charles R. To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2010.

"The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs." History, Last modified August 7, 2015.

Yamaguchi, Tsutomu. "Double A-bomb Victim: My Life beneath the Atomic Clouds." Translated by Matsuo Mari,
Sakaoka Naomi and Anthony Brown. Department of Political Science Faculty of Education Nagasaki University, March 31, 2013.
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- Nearly dies an a nuclear explosion
- Still goes into work despite injuries
- Boss yells at him for faking it
- Another nuke lands in town
- Leaves, refusing to elaborate further

augustwinterman
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A man, whom despite being burned, injured and lost most of his colleagues from atomic blast, still showing up to work the next day is the craziest Japanese work ethic story ever.

huytranvan
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This man was half-charred and still came into work the next day. The definition of dedication and perseverance. Hats off, sir.

Ginger-
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My grandfather went to high school in Hiroshima. He went on a picnic on the day of the bombing and came back and saw the whole city burning. He said he was exposed to indirect radiation and had symptoms of vomiting. Although he was not Japanese, he received free medical care for life in Japan

thrlanta
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I've already heard of this story but imagine getting nuked in the middle of a argument about the existence of nukes 💀

GlassJoe
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Survived both Hiroshima and Nagasaki with major and minor injuries, and died at the age of 93. Fucking legend.

michaellynes
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Wow! I thought my great grandfather surviving the nuke on Nagasaki and living to be 87 years old was the coolest thing ever! But this man surviving both nukes and living to be 93, he definitely is a legend! 💪💪

iandonnelly
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this man outlived both his wife and son, despite literally surviving a nuke twice and going to work a day after the first one, he is dedicated to live and work

ninjanimarkus
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93 years old. Damn this dude is a legend.

mrcocoloco
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- survived two atomic bombing
- ignored his dumbass boss
- reunited with family
- lives to 93 years old

He’s a chad in a tragic period.

joofbing
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wow that was an incredible story! He's survived two atomic bombs and lived to 93? It's still very sad that he had to go through all of that though. Especially outliving your family as they suffer from the radiation over the years.

KipC-Sway
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It's horrifying to think that there is a possibility something like this could happen again. This man suffered a lot, they all did.

theconqueringram
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I heard about this story before I am surprised he still went to the office the next day with everything that happened man is dedicated

KnightSlasher
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I would love to see an episode on Arthur John Priest. Talk about being a very unlucky, lucky guy. He survived five incidents, which included four sinkings: The _RMS Olympic_ collision with _HMS Hawke, RMS Titanic, HMS Alcantara, HMHS Britannic_ and _SS Donegal_ .

kyleshape
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Dude got nuked, went back to work, got nuked again, and survived all of it.

Days-rujh
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This man has more experience getting nuked than any other person living or dead. Let's hope it stays that way.

Btester
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“Sorry I’m late, I got hit by a nuke”

Boss - “ inexcusable you should never be late for work!”

I couldn’t believe it when I heard that part

layeeeeeTV
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I've written alot of these comments but my great aunt survived the bomb in hiroshima. she was in a daycare and the bomb dropped when she was reading to a group of children.
she was confused and had a fractured spine (she was fine in the end, had a life long limp) and just walked to the mountains. she walked 1.2 miles to find help and eventually found it. and when she was given her survival certificate, she was only given free bus fairs, trian tickets and cheaper health care for several years until they government felt some compensation and gave her more benefits.

coldwarveteran
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Yamaguchi Tsutomu: survived an atomic bomb, went to work, got yelled at by his boss, survived another atomic bomb, lived to 93

Onoda Hiroo: kept fighting for nearly 30 years after the end of WWII because he didn’t realize Japan had surrendered and only stood down when his original commanding officer (who was also somehow still alive) officially relieved him of duty. Lived to 91.

Real legends, these guys.

tommyl.dayandtherunaways
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Boss: Theres no way a single bomb can do that!
Yamaguchi: aight bet *points at the Bomber heading there way*

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