The Nuclear Bunker Experiment

 The Nuclear Bunker Experiment might be over but this video, recorded inside the bunker the day before departure into the apocalyptic world, highlighted ten lessons learnt while taking part in the experiment.....

Paranoia sets in as uncertainty about what is happening in the outside world. Increasing fear about the underground nuclear bunker being found, forces robmacca to make a bold choice - to return home and retrieve any remaining fresh food and supplies.  A strategy is formulated to avoid detection as martial law has already been imposed to prevent looting at night. The army have been given powers to shoot or detain looters in a desperate act to try and stop anarchy taking over the country after the nuclear bomb detonated 100 miles away in London. What will robmacca discover as he takes the first steps out of the bunker? Is his home safe or has it been damaged in the aftershock? There may be one or two surprises on this perilous journey.......

 Scared, afraid and unsure inside the #NuclearBunkerExperiment robmacca begins to question everything. After someone discovered the bunker during the night, is it time to face the radiation filled world or should he remain underground inside the nuclear bunker and hope that no-one comes back to try and get in? Every hour is critical as law and order have broken down following the nuclear bomb blast just a week prior. With society in confusion and a lack of leadership, many have turned to looting for survival. Now homes are being ransacked in the desperate search for food, water and medication.  But even the safety of the nuclear bunker can not stop questions inside the head of robmacca as he battles for survival underground. What if people come back and get inside the bunker? How long will the supplies last? Are the radiation levels safer now?

  With no cooking facilities in the bunker d use to lack of electricity after the nuclear bomb, and not being prepared enough to buy a generator or even have a gas stove - eating meals has become pretty grim during the #NuclearBunkerExperiment.  In the freezing cold you would want a nice hot meal but that is not possible due to lack of being prepared for the sudden nuclear war that has impacted life. Instead, it is now down to surviving with tinned food. But these stocks won't last forever and people outside are starting to go on the search for food ........

 While the world outside seems to have been blown away by nuclear weapons and it feels like Armageddon - humans would still seek to survive whatever came their way. It's in their nature - history tells us of many such individuals and cultures that survived against all odds. What happens when you've been locked away deep inside a nuclear bunker, cut off from the outside world? As the days pass and isolation sets in, it could be a path of self destruction - unless you are robmacca inside the #NuclearBunkerExperiment. Watch the video and discover snippets from a typical day inside the bunker.

  After a nuclear bomb blast, the temperatures suddenly drop as dust clouds cover the sky, blocking the sun. Mix this with the harsh British winter weather and you are set for very cold nights - especially as gas and electric supplies ceased when London was struck in a surprise attack.  Luckily robmacca had been in the mid stage of preparing a bunker for emergencies. While there was food, water and warm clothes - there was no generator yet, not satellite services installed. This means, at times it can be colder in the underground bunker than outside in the radiation filled environment. Isolated inside a small bunker comes with many challenges during the #NuclearBunkerExperiment - but will the freezing temperatures be too much? Watch the video and see the effects of living inside the nuclear bunker......

 On Day 4 gunfire and shouting could be heard outside the nuclear bunker and as we enter Day 5, the question remains unanswered - did robmacca survive or was the bunker discovered with all its food content? Life is becoming risky on the outside as lack of water supplies and food quickly run out after the shock nuclear attack. Being tucked underground behind a metal door is no guarantee of safety, but it would be a safer place than on the outside, where risk of radiation remains dangerously high, even after 120 hours. How safe is robmacca inside the #NuclearBunkerExperiment ?  - watch the video to find out if he survived this latest twist. Life for those surviving the sudden nuclear bomb a 100 miles away is already becoming hell on earth as normal daily life has been replaced by anarchy and lawlessness. No electricity (except for generators), petrol stations are now empty and those left alive are forced into a battle for survival. The caring, companionate society has vanished a...

A dramatic end to Day 4 inside the #NuclearBunkerExperiment as robmacca is woken up by the sound of gunfire. Anarchy has broken outside and we hear the sound of gunshots and screaming. Will the safety of the bunker end with bloodshed? How long can robmacca remain hidden underground?

  As the fresh food begins to dwindle or get mouldy inside the nuclear bunker, it's time for imagination. The meal is set to become an unusual concoction, but when you are trying to survive without supermarkets in a post apocalyptic world - beggars can't be choosers!

  As the hours and days go by locked away inside the nuclear bunker, slowly the power banks and batteries begin to die. While there were plenty of batteries stocked up, the first casualty of being unable to reach working electrical power points, is the spare tablet computer. The fear of losing years of memories before the nuclear war become very apparent. There is no more cloud services and the data could be lost forever.  Will all the memories from before the nuclear war vanish like the people that were killed as the bombs dropped around the world?

  With no running water inside the nuclear bunker and no access to the outside world, not even an electric toothbrush to help - simple things like brushing your teeth after an atomic bomb has dropped 100 miles away, becomes more difficult. Limited bottled water test must be used for more important things like drinking, results in little to no waste.  Even toothpaste won't last forever as the means of production are crushed due to the nuclear war.  Survival for the teeth may be a problem in the near future.....

  Living in a small space of 12 foot by 6 foot, doesn't leave much room for moving around once the space has become filled with a bed and food supplies for the #NuclearBunkerExperiment - it's not like you can just open the door and step outside to roam freely around. The radiation poisoning from the nuclear blast days earlier would still be very hazardous to health.  Not wanting to overdo it and eat more of the food rations nor let his body waste away through lack of movement, robmacca must find a way to balance both. Did he succeed?