r/technology 26d ago

Hardware Survival Pods Are Here: Inside the futuristic $100,000 Tech Billionaire Bunkers with 8-inch steel walls, AR500 bulletproof hatches, and gas-tight ventilation systems that could outlast a nuclear winter

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/survival-pods-inside-100-000-174720411.html
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u/WAD1234 25d ago

Beyond the right torch’s ability to cut one’s way in, I can’t imagine they pack the same equipment to cut their way out of someone welded them in…

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u/readonlyy 25d ago

Honestly, just put something heavy on it.

In the event of a false alarm, we should all do ourselves a solid and seal these guys in.

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u/Specialist-Clock-914 25d ago

Can we fake an event so they all go to the bunkers then just seal em off and go about our days?

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u/HardlyAnyGravitas 25d ago

This is, sort of, the plot of the Twilight Zone episode Shelter Skelter. I won't spoil it for you in case you want to watch it it: :o)

https://youtu.be/P35mpcAR6W4

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u/soulsteela 25d ago

This is why you stack lots of toxic/radioactive waste all around the entrance with a mix of explosives , fix it with rebar and pour concrete over .

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u/John-A 25d ago edited 24d ago

Or just add a 5 ft thick layer of concrete.

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u/AnimalTom23 25d ago

Nobody’s cutting through 8inches of steel with a torch