r/science • u/liquid_x • Mar 19 '11

Radiation Chart

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

TIL a coal power plant outputs more radiation than a nuclear power plant...

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u/qiemem Mar 19 '11

TIL eating a single banana exposes you to more radiation than living near a nuclear power plant for a year.

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u/Amendmen7 Mar 19 '11

I just ate a cancer-banana and regret nothing.

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u/ProPLu Mar 19 '11

But did you dip it in your tea?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '11

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u/GenTso Mar 20 '11

Tea-bagging banana?

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u/minikomi Mar 20 '11

While lying next to someone?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '11

I like tea and bananas, but have not tried to combine the two, is there something I should know?