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Fin vs History

Every Mushroom Cloud… | Chernobyl (Part 1/3)

20 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the significance of the 40th anniversary of Chernobyl?

0.47 - 1.932 Horatio Gould

Hey, comrade Fred again.

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2.052 - 2.493 Fin Taylor

Yes, mate.

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2.753 - 13.106 Horatio Gould

I know it is your first night on shift. We are doing standard nuclear reactor test. Gonna be sick, mate. We're going to shut down the reactor four. We will control the test with your remote control.

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13.126 - 15.069 Fin Taylor

Mate, don't you love it how anything can be music?

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Chapter 2: What were the conditions leading up to the Chernobyl disaster?

15.089 - 15.709 Fin Taylor

Do you know what I mean?

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15.87 - 19.895 Horatio Gould

It's not relevant. If you could start the test by pressing V1.

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20.939 - 28.428 Horatio Gould

Mate, that sounds good. Mate, that's like the backing track. That's the fucking rhythm section right there. Release water pumps. V3.

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28.808 - 35.476 Unknown

V3, mate. Fucking hell. V9, brother. V9. V9, brother.

Chapter 3: How did the Soviet Union's bureaucracy impact reactor safety?

35.997 - 53.898 Unknown

Let's go. Comrade, please. The core will collapse. The temperature is rising too quickly. Oh, my God. This is good. It is, isn't it, brother? Go off! I feel quite sick.

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Chapter 4: What is the role of control rods in nuclear reactors?

54.038 - 60.626 Unknown

I feel like I'm in a room, brother. I'm going to be sick. It is sick, buddy.

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Chapter 5: How does the RBMK reactor design differ from Western reactors?

60.766 - 64.29 Unknown

It is sick. My face is melting. I appreciate that.

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Chapter 6: What went wrong during the safety test at Chernobyl?

64.43 - 66.673 Unknown

Mine too, brother. Mine too.

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72.29 - 91.412 Horatio Gould

Welcome back to Finn vs. History. I'm with Horatio Gould. And this is one of our most requested topics. We are getting finally to Chernobyl.

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Chapter 7: What are the consequences of a nuclear reactor entering a xenon pit?

91.392 - 92.715 Fin Taylor

It's time to chur on our nobbles.

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92.976 - 108.793 Horatio Gould

It is time to chur on our nobbles, listeners. It's the communist Titanic. It's the world's worst nuclear disaster. And for the first time, we are somewhat relevant. You're very excited about this. This week is the 40th anniversary of Chernobyl.

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Chapter 8: What were the immediate effects of the Chernobyl explosion?

108.773 - 115.828 Fin Taylor

Well, it says 40th birthday and I'm glad you said anniversary because I think the birthday is weird because you start imbuing, I start thinking of him as a man.

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115.848 - 118.634 Horatio Gould

Happy birthday to you.

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118.794 - 123.505 Fin Taylor

But it's also like Chernobyl being like, I'm 40. Fuck. What have I done with my life?

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123.845 - 130.408 Horatio Gould

I'm so lonely. I've not had any mates for 40 years.

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130.789 - 138.766 Fin Taylor

On the world's worst nuclear disaster. No, you're not. Statistically. Oh yeah, forget about statistics.

138.986 - 143.235 Horatio Gould

You're a good guy. So is this a guy who was born as the fire starts?

143.215 - 156.394 Fin Taylor

No, this is just, it anthropomorphizes the disaster. It makes it a man who's kind of scared about aging on his 40th. Yes, I see. The 40th is not a happy birthday, I don't think. The 50th, I think, is a nice celebration.

156.414 - 172.684 Horatio Gould

Well, there's someone who's closer to it than anyone in this room. You're basically dead. No. If I'm basically dead, it's because of other reasons, such as a fatal digestive collapse. I'm not dying because of pure age. Right. You have to separate age from my digestive system.

173.506 - 175.59 Fin Taylor

You're pretty close to the world's worst nuclear disaster.

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