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> He took a dip in a pool with a functioning nuclear pile xkcd published a What If? video about the consequences of swimming in a nuclear fuel pool: https://yo
by cpeterso 2y ago
> He took a dip in a pool with a functioning nuclear pile
xkcd published a What If? video about the consequences of swimming in a nuclear fuel pool: https://youtu.be/EFRUL7vKdU8 https://youtu.be/EFRUL7vKdU8
- itishappy 2y agoHere it is in written form. The punchline is worth the read/watch. https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/
- immibis 2y agoA pool containing nuclear fuel is different from a pool containing a running nuclear reactor with no other shielding, though.
- kqr 2y agoA "pile" is not just a description of the thing, it is an actual formal term (old one!) meaning "reactor". So not just a bunch of radioactive matetial.