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Of course! a nuclear bomb can annihilate pretty much anything so why not a bloody measly cockroach!
The issue is not the explosion it is the radioactive fallout afterwards. If the cockroach survives the explosion it has a much better chance of surviving high levels of radioactivity than a human that survived the explosion would. The LD50 (i.e. dose that kills 50% of those exposed) for radioactivity is much higher for all insects (not just cockroaches) than it is for mammals (not just humans). However enough radioactivity will kill any living thing!
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∙ 12y agoThey will not survive a nuclear blast or thermal flash. However insects of all types have significantly higher total body LD50 to ionizing radiation than primates do and humans are primates. This means they have a higher chance of surviving the prompt radiation and the radiation from fallout.
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∙ 16y agoI suppose if they were are ground zero, outside, they would die, but apparently they burrow so deeply into the ground that they aren't affected. Microwaves kill them, though.
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∙ 13y agothe mythbusters tested this and found that cockroaches do survive but fruit flies actually have a greater chance of survival.
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How many species killed with in a minutes by the explosion of nuclear bombs?
Nuclear bombs were used against human kind in Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities. It killed humans of every age, horses, dogs, cats, rats and mice. It also killed insects as roaches, ants, fleas, ticks, flies and roaches. A myth was spread that roaches don't die in a nuclear blast. That is not true.
Why do twinkies survive a nuclear explosion?
It is a popular theory that the only animal that survives a nuclear explosion is the common roach, which by the way, considers twinkies to be it's favorite food. The roaches protect the twinkies from danger.
What do you do if you are caught in a nuclear explosion?
There isn't much you can do. Likely die.
What are the method of controlling nuclear explosion?
nuclear explosion?
What happened some years ago in Russia from nuclear explosion?
When and what explosion? One of the nuclear test shots. If so which?Remember Chernobyl was not a nuclear explosion, it was a steam explosion and graphite fire.
Is nuclear power the answer to your energy needs?
Nuclear Power is NOT NECESSARY. So many people die when there's a nuclear explosion. It is also really bad for the environment.
Where did the Japanese nuclear explosion occur?
The only nuclear explosions in Japan were the two in WW2, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.However I believe you meant the Japanese nuclear reactorexplosion, which was not a nuclear explosion it was either a steam explosion and/or a hydrogen/oxygen chemical explosion. That occurred at Fukushima.
If a cockroach die by stomping on it how can it live through a nuclear explosion?
cockroaches don't die if u stomp on them and you are talking about beatles
What major bombing did roaches survive?
It is a myth that roaches could survive a nuclear bomb. The heat would evaporate them.
Is it possible for a nuclear plant to experience a nuclear explosion?
no
What do you call the explosion called from an atomic bomb?
a nuclear explosion
Can roaches survive a nuclear blast?
Yes if they are sheltered from the initial extreme temperatures which would toast them. The remaining effects due to radiation are within the roach (species) toleration although individual roaches may die. That's how evolution works.
