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Yeah, but there's trace radioactive elements in literally everything on earth. Hence, the biggest non point I've ever seen in my life. Unless coal is actually
by jbooth 16y ago
Yeah, but there's trace radioactive elements in literally everything on earth.
Hence, the biggest non point I've ever seen in my life. Unless coal is actually radioactive to a noteworthy significantly-more-than-a-banana extent, which I probably would have heard of by now (not that I haven't been wrong before).
- dexen 16y agoYou are right about the facts. And perhaps that's a non-point on well-educated HN. But the general public seems to be under-appreciating the pervasiveness of natural radiation, and freaking out about any nuclear contraptions. In some countries you can't even import those glowing tritium keychains :-(
- cromulent 16y agoHis point has little to do with bananas and much to do with the danger of radiation and how it is commonly attributed to nuclear power plants rather than coal. Here is an example of someone else making the same point: http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.ht...