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In the exact example you provide I agree that “bananas for scale” can make sense, but I still claim that it scales very badly when talking about larger amounts
by hnarn 3y ago
In the exact example you provide I agree that “bananas for scale” can make sense, but I still claim that it scales very badly when talking about larger amounts of radiation.
- thfuran 3y agoBut the whole point is to discuss small amounts of radiation.
- hnarn 3y agoSo you’re saying “The maximum permitted radiation leakage for a nuclear power plant” in my example is not a small amount?
- thfuran 3y agoIt's pretty small, but it's not bananas small. The maximum plausible exposure a person could expect to encounter from a nuclear plant leaking that maximum amount of radiation is.