In particular, Stan listens to representatives of a peanut butter company, who will pay a fortune for Blix to say he was eating their brand during the explosion. Meanwhile, Stan declares himself Blix's manager and negotiates the many movie, book, product endorsement and marital proposals that his friend is receiving.
His one consolation is nurse Audrey Nelson, although her presence causes his radioactive neutrons to "hyperact" dangerously. During his convalescence, he is subjected to numerous tests for the good of the country. The isolated and seriously ill Blix now has fame, but must suffer uncomfortable treatments administered by robotic hands, as he is too radioactive to be touched by humans. Despite his top secret status, word about Blix's miraculous survival reaches the press, who proclaim him a national hero. He is rushed to the hospital and guarded by soldiers and FBI agents. Later, the soldiers proceed to the house to assess damage and find a disoriented and radioactive Blix emerging from the wreckage, eating a peanut butter sandwich. Just before the bomb explodes, soldiers see Stan driving toward them and drag him into their trench for safety. The bomb is in the tower and the mannequins have been placed inside the house to simulate a family. Lawler and his soldiers, prepare to detonate an experimental atomic bomb, to research the nature and extent of damage caused by the blast. Rodell and physicist Edgar Pangborn, with the assistance of Gen. Then, upon finding a car in the carport, Stan decides to drive to town to stake their "claim," and leaves Blix to search the pantry for food. After entering through an unlocked window, they are at first frightened by the sight of store mannequins arranged around a dinner table. However, at the house, no one answers their knock. Believing that uranium is underground, they scheme to trick the owners into selling the land to them. Nearby is a tower, which they presume is an aircraft warning light for a privately owned runway, but as they pass it, their Geiger counter ticks.
After several long, hot and hungry days, they see an isolated house. Hoping to become famous and rich by discovering a large uranium deposit, Barnaby "Blix" Waterberry and Stan Cooper search the remote Nevada desert and become lost.
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