After the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, did there really be a mutant giant rat? How powerful is a nuclear explosion?
Among the many scientific inventions of mankind, the application of nuclear bombs is full of dangers and challenges. When used properly, it can generate tremendous energy for us, and if something goes wrong, the disaster it brings is almost devastating. When it comes to nuclear disasters, I believe that many people will first think of the explosion of the reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the former Soviet Union in April 1986. To this day, the tens of kilometers around the reactor that exploded remains an isolation zone.
In fact, soon after the explosion, the government announced that about 30 kilometers around the nuclear power plant would be set up as a high-level quarantine area, allowing everyone living in this area to move away immediately. Soon the area became no man's land, and soon there was news that many animals in the area had mutated due to the effects of nuclear radiation. One of the most ferocious animals is the rat.
Such an article was published in a magazine called Mystery that year. The main point is that in 1996, a team of experts from the three national academies of sciences of the United States, Ukraine and Russia entered the Chernobyl quarantine area to conduct an ecological and environmental investigation, and when they were sampling, they were attacked by rats the size of beavers. Because of the excessive number of rats, military equipment such as tanks and helicopters was even used to completely eliminate them.
It was also from this time that many people thought that there were actually some unknown mutants living in such an isolated area.
First of all, we need to characterize the giant rat event: this story is a fabrication, and the real giant rat does not exist.
If such a huge rat is actually found, the corresponding scientific articles and pictures will certainly be published in very important international journals, such as Nature or Science. But flipping through the past of these core journals is completely devoid of anything about the Chernobyl mutant giant rat. The mystery magazine itself is a pseudoscience type of magazine, and a lot of its content is for the sake of attracting attention, and there is no real scientific basis.
In fact, Chernobyl was not an absolute no-man's land until 2000, when unit 3 of the nuclear power plant was finally shut down. During this period, there were still staff members who worked in the area after being closely guarded. And they've never seen a so-called giant rat or an unusually alternative mutant creature.
Many people think that whether it is a person or an animal after being irradiated, it may mutate, just like the content in the movie or television footage, the individual becomes larger and the mood becomes irritable.
But in fact, after being exposed to radiation, more manifestations are often incurable strange diseases, loss of reproductive function, and even some deformed children. Looking at some wild animals and plants, it seems that radiation itself is not fatal to them. The now-abandoned nuclear power plant is surrounded by very dense vegetation, and some wild animals live in these vegetation, including rats. These mice seem to be less affected by radiation, and their reproduction is no different from that of ordinary mice.
Because of the lack of understanding of the current situation in the region, coupled with the lack of information, people have more room for imagination. Of course, such an imagination may be a very good subject for artistic creation, but it is actually a bit stupid to really believe it in its entirety.
The Chernobyl area is still very dangerous, but it is not a completely off-limits place. After obtaining the consent and approval of the relevant departments, it is actually possible to enter here. But because of the danger, people don't put themselves in it. If you want to know more about what it looks like inside, just type down keywords on the web to see a lot of relevant videos.