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>> you're already dead > many of those people likely died due to complications down the road Nitpick - with that interpretation of "already dead" I was "alrea
by fifilura 5y ago
>> you're already dead
> many of those people likely died due to complications down the road
Nitpick - with that interpretation of "already dead" I was "already dead" from the day I was born.
- JohnJamesRambo 5y ago“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” -Carl Sagan
- nkrisc 5y agoThe implied difference is that the radioactive fallout is an unnatural event that will directly lead to your untimely demise, while being “dead” the moment you’re born is not useful to any discussion. I thought it was pretty clear what they meant. Your interpretation is not useful for anything, so I have to assume that’s not what they meant.
- fifilura 5y agoI think it is relevant to understand whether "being outside in ash cloud" leads to more or less instant death (1 day - 4 weeks as is typical with acute radiation syndrome) as my interpretation of the original post implied. Or cancer 10 years down the road (unless you die of a car accident before that, or are treated with modern transplant/chemo therapies)
- nkrisc 5y agoYes it’s not very precise language, but I believe the implication is death very shortly after, based on how I’ve heard similar language used in the past.