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Hey, no need to be condescending. Some people just haven't read [the xkcd.](https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/)

• jopsen 1y ago
  Life vest suddenly seems very relevant.
  • tremon 1y ago
    Just make sure the life vest is made of kevlar.
    • nostrademons 1y ago
      Or you have an employee badge.
• yujzgzc 1y ago
  This is such a better response than "wow some people really are stoopid"
  • aendruk 1y ago
    To be fair, you don’t have to be stupid to be clueless. We’re all clueless about plenty of things.
  • haskellshill 1y ago
    I mean, if you actually think there's a pool of "lava" that's dangerously radioactive at the surface, while people are walking right next to it, you might be a bit "stoopid". The whole reason water is used is that it shields from radioactivity pretty well
    • Forgeties79 1y ago
      Why would the average person know this about the water used in nuclear reactors? There are also plenty of jobs where people are in close proximity to insanely hot/dangerous liquids.
      • haskellshill 1y ago
        That's exactly my point, people are clueless about the basics of nuclear power. Why would they know it? I mean, why would the average person know what a linear equation is or what year the first world war started?
• latexr 1y ago
  Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFRUL7vKdU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFRUL7vKdU8
  • xoxxala 1y ago
    I found the "Nuclear Engineer reacts to XKCD" version of this video pretty interesting, too. Adds a little more context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHG9W27XeU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHG9W27XeU
• datahack 1y ago
  I feel like you’re citing the primary source material for the vast majority of us. Like, “let me find the thing that original taught me how to think about radiation pools. Ah yes, this xkcd. Yep, here’s the manual.”