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the OTHER Japanese Miracle

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Really great article about why Japan won't go nuclear "BOOM" after the quake.

http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/f ... planation/
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Thanks!

It's amazing what kind of horror stories people will believe. I wonder sometimes if Americans WANT the world to end.
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cong06 wrote:Thanks!

It's amazing what kind of horror stories people will believe. I wonder sometimes if Americans WANT the world to end.
Well, we are so accustomed to saving it! :twisted:

Translating the new radiation dosage info into meaningful language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doTHPDMh ... ture=feedu


The short version is that a 1 sievert dose of radiation accumulated across a lifetime yields a 5% chance of having a fatal cancer.
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Update on that first posting. MIT says he is mostly correct.
link here

And as I said before, rule 35. If it exists, there is an xkcd of it.

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