Oh, now I get it - radiation does not kill people. Anti nuclear power people kill people. Your example shows one aspect of why people dislike nuclear power: it

Oh, now I get it - radiation does not kill people. Anti nuclear power people kill people. Your example shows one aspect of why people dislike nuclear power: it's easy to see how to avoid getting into a car accident, but apparently less easy to see how to react in case of a nuclear disaster. Normal people wouldn't know that they should check the milk. Also I don't want to live in a world where I have to check everything for radiation before I consume it. As for your other question: so now I am a troll, just because I disagree with you? Or because the comments are indented more than x levels? And yes, I have several issues with this discussion. Not the least I dislike emotional argumentation, and I think in this case it is the pro nuclear power people who are actually emotional: they feel that the other side is emotional, and react emotionally to that. I also dislike mindless herds "oh it is XKCD, so it must be cool. I want to be on the side of XKCD" (not that I accuse you of this, but if you remember, I merely took issue with the XKCD chart). What I get from HN is that nuclear power is also a thing for elitist people, who look down on the stupid people who can't understand physics well enough.