During a birthday party, Cooper explains a grim survival rule from his military days to his young daughter, Janey. The moment turns from a tender father-daughter exchange to a terrifying reality as they witness a nuclear flash on the horizon.
COOPER: Back when I was in the marines they taught us that, if they ever drop a really big bomb... They told us to hold up your thumb up just like this.
JANEY: And if it’s bigger than your thumb?
COOPER: They told us not to bother running.
JANEY: Do you think it’s gonna happen?
COOPER: I certainly h
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