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[–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 13 hours ago

We are just getting these in gen a classrooms.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They implied those things would stop a nuclear blast to us. Duck and Cover.

[–] Forester@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago

It was never meant to save you from the blast. It was meant to save you from the concrete slab of the roof crushing you when the pressure wave rolls over the building and collapses it. That way if you're lucky, someone can dig you out.

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It wouldn't stop a direct nuclear strike of course, but it would help protect you from falling debris, broken glass, and flash burn/blindness if you were some miles from the impact.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Grew up in tornado alley. We did the same drills for tornadoes. Then the one day we were at school for a tornado watch, they closed early, called our folks to come pick us up and had us wait outside for them.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

My school's desks were similar, but instead of just having an open cubby under the surface, the surface was hinged and opened up to access the cubby.

Getting a new piece of paper or a pencil was like working on a car under the hood. 😃

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 day ago

Oh those desks were so shit. You forget something and lift it up only for all your books and paper to slide off and people laugh at your misery.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

My kids still have desks like these starting in about 4th grade.

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 11 points 1 day ago

I lost a lot of cute erasers to the back of these desks

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

Duck and Cover!

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I bought a surplus one of those. I use it as a nightstand. I am prepared.

[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Thought this was another German post and read that as "Arsch Wizard" (ass wizard)

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Hell, those were ancient when I was a teen in the 80s.