A reminder that not all preps can be bought.

Often it's training that makes the difference. Maybe it's cardio. Maybe it's a first aid course. Maybe it's knowing how to use a map and compass.

Today I'd like to talk about "Duck and Cover".

While derided by many, it's an effective tool to minimize casualties (and the severity of casualties) not just in the context we know it from (like the 1952 civil defense film for kids), but also when talking about large conventional explosions, both intentional like those during military action, and unintentional ones like the Halifax explosion, West Texas, Tianjin, and Beirut.

It's also effective during large meteor events like Chelyabinsk.

So if you hear large explosions or see very bright flashes, duck and cover. Don't stand in front of a window filming it. That's a recipe for being lacerated by flying glass.