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The rule of '''Improbable Cover''' states: explosions in movies can't see you if you sidestep behind a wall or jump behind a table.
Of course, as the [[MythBusters]] showed, this can be [[Truth in Television]] -- often some small amount of cover can blunt the "pressure shockwave" caused by the explosion, although insufficient cover probably won't protect you from flames or flying debris also caused by the explosion, which can still injure or kill you.
Sister trope of [[Concealment Equals Cover]]. Also see [[Bulletproof Human Shield]].
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== Manga and anime ==
* ''[[Barefoot Gen]]'', Gen survives the detonation of the nuclear bomb simply because there was a wall between him and it. The people around him were not so lucky. Even more terrifying because it actually happened....
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