[TheForge] Weird nucular facts

[Grover Richardson]

Just finished radiation training at work.  Two "facts" that I like.

1.	A banana has enough natural radiation that if it were test material,
it would have to be controlled.
2.	Someone calculated the deaths from sun radiation each year, and the
increased risks of additional background radiation which occur due to high
elevation (i.e. Denver Colorado).  They calculated that a little over 1,000
additional deaths occur each year worldwide(statistically) due to women
wearing 1" high heel shoes.  They are 1" closer to the sun.

Go figure.

>*>-----Original Message-----
>*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Chris 
>*>Kilpatrick
>*>Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:57 AM
>*>To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>Subject: [TheForge] Weird nucular facts
>*>
>*>
>*>Here are some weird nucular (Wbonics) facts:
>*>Bananas give off radiation
>*>so do bricks
>*>so does granite
>*>so does the desert
>*>In fact there is so much radiation about 
>*>that measurements of dosages is calculated in "so much above 
>*>background".
>*>
>*>-chris K.
>*>
>*>> ----- Original Message -----
>*>> From: "Demon Buddha" <osan at netlabs.net>
>*>> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>*>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hellooooooo!
>*>> Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 08:27:47 -0400
>*>> 
>*>> 
>*>> 
>*>> 
>*>> Todd Rich wrote:
>*>> >
>*>> >
>*>> > On Mon, 8 May 2006, Chris Kilpatrick wrote:
>*>> >
>*>> >> Uranium is a poison, the hunk in your pocket would kill you by
>*>> >> poisoning long before the radiation did anything.  And contrary 
>*>> >> to popular belief, the "parts" are less affected by radiation 
>*>> >> than most other parts of your body.
>*>> >>
>*>> >> -Chris K.
>*>> >>
>*>> >
>*>> > Also, given how much natural uranium is around, people end up
>*>> > eating about a microgram of it every day.
>*>> 
>*>> 	There's something of a difference between a microgram and a hunk
>*>> in one's pocket. :)
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