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What's the worst accident involving a Model T, maybe a dozen dead? Early steam boilers aren't going to be much worse either. Nuclear accidents are essentially u
by crote 4mo ago
What's the worst accident involving a Model T, maybe a dozen dead? Early steam boilers aren't going to be much worse either. Nuclear accidents are essentially unlimited in size. Nothing else can do that kind of country-sized - let alone it being permanent.
Chernobyl showed the potential impact. Fukushima showed that even several decades down the line things can still rapidly run out of control. All the knowledge and experience in the world isn't going to save you when something unexpected happens and things are just waiting to spiral out of control.
- themaninthedark 4mo agoSteam boilers have a lot of regulation, all written in blood. Entire boats would explode killing most/all onboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boiler_explosions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boiler_explosions
- pfisch 4mo agoDo you understand the scale of Chernobyl if they had failed to stop the meltdown? Half of eastern europe would be uninhabitable. It would've killed 100s of millions.