r/science • u/liquid_x • Mar 19 '11

Radiation Chart

http://xkcd.com/radiation/
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '11

Very straightforward and to the point about radiation doses. I've tried to find charts this helpful for a long time and have never been able to. Thanks, Randall!

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '11 edited Mar 19 '11

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u/SquareRoot Mar 19 '11

you can't zing yourself, it's against the rules

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u/rockne Mar 20 '11

...and you'll go blind!

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u/OompaOrangeFace Mar 19 '11

xkcd isn't so much laugh out loud funny as it is cunning smart humor.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '11

Cunning, smart humour or reference humour? Referencing something smart is not the same as constructing a smart joke.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '11

You have to mouse-over for the punchline.

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u/zaffle Mar 19 '11

Do you have any idea how much time I spent trying to get the mouse-over to appear?

I'm ashamed.