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12 Things "Enhanced" With Radiation
There was a time when radiation was considered safe, even good for your health. Luckily, we know better now.
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The Abandoned Pets Of Fukushima, A Year Later
Culture Buzz Nearly a year after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that crippled Japan's nuclear reactors, abandoned dogs and cats still roam the ghost towns within the evacuation zones. Volunteers from the United Kennel Club Of Japan, braving radiation poisoning, are doing their best to try and save these animals.
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Video: Mutant Earless Bunny From Fukushima
The bunny, born without ears, might be evidence of radioactive contamination in Japan. Some fear the mutant bunny is a result of the nuclear disaster following the massive March earthquake and tsunami. Unless, of course, it's just a random birth defect. Every credible scientist in the world is leaning strongly toward the latter.
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Image: Radiation Dosage Chart
Information Is Beautiful brings us a chart showing the levels of radiation present in things like getting x-rays, flying in an airplane, smoking cigarettes, or being exposed to the Chernobyl reactor after meltdown and how the various doses of radiation would affect you. They note that risk of harm is dependent on both the dose and the dose rate (the time the body is exposed to that dose).
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Japan Radiation is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Japan Radiation.
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First Photos Of The Fukushima 50
Culture Buzz The first images of the remaining employees at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, dubbed “The Fukushima 50,” as they expose themselves to dangerous levels of radiation in a desperate attempt to prevent a full nuclear meltdown. These photos were released by Tokyo Electric Power Co., showing the employees as they scramble to return power to the failing nuclear reactors. The whole world is rooting for them.
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Art By Atomic Bomb Survivors In Japan
Culture Buzz From an MIT exhibit called Ground Zero 1945: Pictures By Atomic Bomb Survivors, stunning and tragic pieces of art from those who witnessed the horrors of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. These have eerie parallels with some of the scenes of destruction we see in Japan today. WARNING: Many of these portraits are disturbing.
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Link: Radiation Dose Chart
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/20/xkcd-radiation-dose-c...
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Turns out flying in an airplane exposes you to radiation.
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Image: Radiation Dose Chart
A healthy dose of reality amidst the paranoia. xkcd's Randall Munroe put this chart together with a senior reactor operator at the Reed Research Reactor in order to “put different amounts of radiation into perspective”. Click to enlarge.
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Video: Ann Coulter: “Radiation Is Good For Us”
Ann Coulter and Bill O'Reilly discuss her column, A Glowing Report on Radiation, alternate title “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”. Unfortunately, her column is not a satirical piece. Also, I never thought I'd agree with Bill O'Reilly.
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Art For Japan
Culture Buzz A collection of artwork attempting to raise money for relief efforts in Japan. Despite all of the tranny taco shop brawls and farting Charlie Sheens, sometimes the internet can do good. Links to the individual artist or fundraising page are provided if you feel like chipping in.
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Children Of Afghanistan Offer Support For Japan
Culture Buzz The residents of Bamiyan, Afghanistan held a vigil in support of Japan. The children, in particular, were eager to offer help. Kids say the darnedest things that melt your heart and reaffirm your faith in humanity.
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10 Symptoms Of Radiation Sickness
Science Buzz The nuclear emergency in Japan continues to escalate. Dangerous levels of radiation are leaking from the earthquake-damaged reactors at Fukushima Dai-ichi and incidents are feared at other power plants. Those working to contain the meltdowns or living nearby are at the greatest risk. Here is what radiation sickness looks like.
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Link: Americans Get Most Radiation From Medical Scans
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100614/ap_on_he_me/us_med_ov...
We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It's true that we get too much radiation. But it's not from those sources — it's from too many medical tests.
