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However, if I understand correctly, you will have a golden window of opportunity of half an hour or so while the fallout is still mostly in the air. It's probably possible to escape the fallout zone on a cycle if you start moving ASAP perpendicular to the wind direction.


Perpendicular, not up wind?

Edit: figured it out- if you are already in the plume, then you need to move perpendicular to the wind direction to leave it quickest.

If you are already up wind from the blast, then I'd keep moving up wind (which is then both up wind and away from ground zero).

Does that sound right?


Exactly right!




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