The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 15 days agoIs this... safe?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1322arrow-down16
arrow-up1316arrow-down1imageIs this... safe?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 15 days agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoHopefully there’s still enough rads to keep stuff like salmonella out of the food
minus-squareCynar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·13 days agoIronically, it’s not the radiation that makes uranium dangerous here. Uranium is a heavy metal, and toxic in its own right. Enough can transfer to the food to give heavy metal poisoning, akin to eating off of plates with lead paint.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoWhoa, that’s one unexpected silver lining.
Hopefully there’s still enough rads to keep stuff like salmonella out of the food
Ironically, it’s not the radiation that makes uranium dangerous here. Uranium is a heavy metal, and toxic in its own right. Enough can transfer to the food to give heavy metal poisoning, akin to eating off of plates with lead paint.
Whoa, that’s one unexpected silver lining.