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Devair Ferreira himself survived despite receiving 7 Gy of radiation. Whoa. I wonder if some people have genetics making them slightly more tolerant of radiati
by ck2 13y ago
Devair Ferreira himself survived despite receiving 7 Gy of radiation.
Whoa. I wonder if some people have genetics making them slightly more tolerant of radiation.
This is a horrifying read too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civilian_radiation_accidents http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civilian_radiation_acci...
- cstuder 13y agoA notable one (For us): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 Bad interface design and bad engineering practices leads to multiple deaths.
- twistedpair 13y agoEvery see those vertical yellow gateways at border crossings and interstate weigh stations? Those are radiation scanners. Partially to keep terrorists at bay, but also to keep stuff like this at bay. In the 3rd world, this is sadly a frequent occurrence that these materials are used as scrap. Example detector: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14400_files/5_13.jpg http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/14400_files/5_13.jpg