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Twice Bombed, Twiced Survived

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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/as...ki-1654294.html

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Tsutomu Yamaguchi is one of the luckiest of the unlucky.
he survives 2 atomic bomb blasts. both hiroshima and nagasaki.

he is currently 93 and dying of cancer.

he was 2-3 miles from each atomic bomb blast
first he was at hiroshima and he survived the blast and took a train to his home city of nagasaki, only to be blasted again 2-3 miles away from ground zero.

amazing story, i want to watch his movie and read his book now.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 03:41 AM
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pretty crazy...i wonder if he has some natural resistance to radiation poisoning.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 06:14 AM
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That is nuts. They really should do some blood work on him. 3km from two nukes and he lives to 93+? That is amazing.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 07:05 AM
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He might be some superhero?
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 07:16 AM
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:18 AM
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Being a-bombed twice IS the reason why he's living for so long. A freak of sorts...kinda like Tetsuo from Akira. Betcha he can fly inot space without space suit. He just never told anyone yet.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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wow amazing
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:41 AM
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If he lives long enough, N Korea can get a shot at him too.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Mar 26 2009, 12:41 PM
If he lives long enough, N Korea can get a shot at him too.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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HAHAHAHA ^^

But that is pretty amazing he's still kickin around
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