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[–] Stilicho@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude, the Japanese nuclear waste water is barely radioactive. You receive a higher dose of radiation eating a fucking banana.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, bananas are crazy radioactive...

I had to get measured before and after training to work in nuclear in the military, and they ordered us not to eat bananas for a week before either test.

Not that bananas are bad for you, it's just exposure is tracked well below limits there'll actually be negative side effects. So eating a couple bananas recently is enough to throw up red flags on the test

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Bananas aren't even that radioactive. 0.1 microsieverts.

If you really want to expose yourself to large amounts of radiation, start smoking. 160,000 microsieverts a year, contains radioactive polonium and lead.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not that bananas are bad for you, it’s just exposure is tracked well below limits there’ll actually be negative side effects. So eating a couple bananas recently is enough to throw up red flags on the test