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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
aurelia - Jan 07, 2014 6:26:57 pm PST #16646 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Ginger - Jan 07, 2014 6:52:06 pm PST #16647 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
1. You will notice they don't reference any actual studies.
2. The reactor is shut down and is being defueled. Since there is no nuclear reaction going on, there are no new nuclear isotopes being made. Therefore the mention of radioactive strontium and iodine at the beginning is ludicrous, because those are all short-lived isotopes that decayed within months of the earthquake.
3. A good way to spot silly science is phrases like "science has not determined" or "the FDA has refused to test for radiation." What that means is that scientists don't like to waste their time. The important thing to remember about radiation is that you can't hide it. Geiger counters and other radiation detectors are easily available. No one has to wait for the "FDA," which wouldn't be doing anything about sea lions anyway, unless they've suddenly become a menu item.
4. It is possible that there will be an increase in thyroid problems in children who lived near Fukushima, although precautions were taken. Iodine-131 has an 8-day half-life, so even if a dangerous amount got into the ocean, there would be very little left by the time it got to the U.S.
5. Helen Caldicott has said in print that it's okay for scientists to lie for the "greater good."
6. Snopes [link]
Aims - Jan 07, 2014 7:35:01 pm PST #16648 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
How many people love Ginger? I do. I love Ginger. Ginger = love.
JenP - Jan 07, 2014 7:47:12 pm PST #16649 of 30000
Indeed.
SuziQ - Jan 07, 2014 8:17:49 pm PST #16650 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
LIKE
Jesse - Jan 08, 2014 2:35:26 am PST #16651 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I do!
hippocampus - Jan 08, 2014 2:40:14 am PST #16652 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Fourthed! (Or YES)
Kat - Jan 08, 2014 2:56:24 am PST #16653 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ginger is awesome!
Kat - Jan 08, 2014 2:56:41 am PST #16654 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Pool is back open. WOOT!
Dana - Jan 08, 2014 4:12:18 am PST #16655 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I'm dead. The Yorkie puppies killed me dead.