• yesman@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Your overestimating the lethality of radiation. The “Demon Core” guy lasted 9 days. The firefighters from Chernobyl lasted a month. The only criticality events that I can find with immediate fatalities also involve steam explosions.

    For those who know, steam is scarier than radiation or fire.

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      3 months ago

      I think you’re reading their comment too literally. I think it’s meant as a joke that the stick is nearing its “EOL”, not the person holding it, but they’re wilfully misinterpreting it.

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        3 months ago

        I don’t know what commenter meant, but it’s important to spread accurate information about radiation and nuclear tech.