What if Godzilla Was Real?
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Godzilla has been a cultural phenomenon in Japan since the first film in 1954.
Since then, the beast has taken the world by storm, terrifying audiences across the
globe.
But what if he wasnít just on the big screen, but actually attacked in real life?
Letís explore.
Get ready, itís time to ask the question: What if Godzilla was real?
There have been a number of Godzilla films since the original in 1954, and each version
of the monster had its own quirks.
For the sake of clarity, this video will focus on Shin Godzilla, the 2016 film, as it is
one of the most realistic depictions of the attack.
Godzilla is a giant aquatic creature, often attacking Japan.
Itís believed to have been created due to radioactive contamination, which gave it the
ability to constantly adapt to its surroundings.
It leaves a trail of residual radiation in its wake, and is able to shoot atomic blasts
from its mouth and tail.
Godzilla is one tough cookie, so how could we deal with it?
The first step would have to be to evacuate all civilians from the area.
Depending on the population density in the area of the attack, this could take some time,
but it would be of the utmost importance.
Between Godzillaís attacks, atomic breath, and residual radiation left after it, not
to mention the attempts to stop the beast, those in the area would be in a great deal
of danger.
Once the area was evacuated, efforts to deal with the beast could begin in earnest.
Unfortunately, it seems that most weapons donít work against Godzilla.
As we saw in the 2016 film, even powerful missiles were unable to pierce its thick hide.
This would lead one to look to nuclear weapons, but this raises another concern: How would
you stop this huge and tanky beast while minimizing collateral damage?
One possible option is capturing Godzilla.
This would be very useful since it would allow us to study the beast, and learn from it,
and would likely be less damaging to the city and its people.
Unfortunately, this would be difficult to achieve, particularly with its atomic breath
able to blast it out of most containment areas.
Furthermore, if it had the same adaptive abilities as it did in Shin Godzilla, the longer it
was alive, the more dangerous it would become.
This likely rules out the option of capturing it alive, since thereís a chance that it
would simply adapt to whatever was holding it captured.
This means that killing it would likely be the only option.
Sadly, thatís easier said than done.
Shin Godzilla offered two potential solutions to the Godzilla problem.
The first and less desirable option is the aforementioned use of thermonuclear weapons.
This would potentially be enough to take the creature out, but would result in a huge amount
of collateral damage.
Not only that, but the attacking a radioactive creature with nuclear weapons could result
in unexpected consequences.
The superior plan, which ended up being very effective in the film, is the use of blood
coagulant to freeze the monster from the inside.
This was done by baiting it into using its atomic breath, then quickly knocking it down
and injecting it with coagulant while it was recharging.
This would be a difficult plan and would require a great deal of coordination, but it could
be very effective, especially if Godzilla was killed for good, thus preventing further
adaptation.
The only problem is, this coordination could be difficult to achieve.
One aspect of defending against Godzilla that is often overlooked is the bureaucratic side
of things.
While one might assume that a giant monster attacking a city would be enough to bring
people together, that isnít necessarily the case.
As weíve seen in various relief efforts in recent years, sometimes the resources are
there to help, but the hands of the government are tied due to policy restrictions.
As it happens, Shin Godzilla did an excellent job of highlighting just how much of a problem
governmental bureaucracy would be in dealing with Godzilla.
With so many different branches of the government being in charge of different things, it is
very difficult to coordinate all these efforts successfully.
This means that even if we had the proper weaponry to deal with Godzilla, it could be
difficult to organize and coordinate the effort in time to save the city.
This would be particularly problematic when attempting to coordinate the actions of several
governments.
And now we return to our question: What if Godzilla was real?
Well, humanity would be in for the fight of our lives.
Civilian safety would be a primary concern, with efforts to evacuate citizens from the
area of the attack.
Capture may not be an option if it had the adaptive capabilities we saw in Shin Godzilla,
which leaves us with killing the beast.
While nuclear weapons would likely be effective, the collateral damage caused could be too
much to bear.
For this reason, a method similar to the one in the film would likely be employed; fool
it into expending its nuclear energy, then freeze or incapacitate it while it is dormant.
Unfortunately, this might be easier said than done, since government bureaucracy could delay
the response until it was too late.
Thank you for watching Lifeís Biggest Questions, I hope this was interesting and informative,
and maybe even inspired you to look into it further on your own.
If this subject interests you, I would advise watching Shin Godzilla, as it takes an in-depth
look at many of the issues I described.
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Until next time, Iím Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey with Lifeís Biggest Questions, wishing you
the best of luck, on your quest for answers.