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What I want to know is why we don't put messages like this on underground repositories for hazardous material that doesn't become benign over time, like mercury
by acidburnNSA 3y ago
What I want to know is why we don't put messages like this on underground repositories for hazardous material that doesn't become benign over time, like mercury.
- ThrowawayTestr 3y agoOr enough arsenic to kill every living thing on earth https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Mine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Mine
- XorNot 3y agoYep: I've long said now that heavy metal contamination is worse then radiation, because you can detect radiation with cheap, non-consumable equipment. Try analysing lead in water or mercury in soil as easily.
- themaninthedark 3y agoThe reason why is because the entire situation is a concern troll but those who dislike nuclear power. But what are you going to do with the waste that is highly radioactive for thousands of years, what if everyone forgets how to read! Think of the hypothetical children!
- Tabular-Iceberg 3y agoNot to mention that most of those hypothetical children won’t make it to adulthood to go dig for nuclear waste due to disease and starvation. A society that has fallen that far will have far greater problems to deal with than accidentally digging up radioactive waste.