Comment on If eating a banana is ~0.1μSv, then what is holding a banana for an hour?

• kelpie_returns@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So if I’m ever offered a gamma-radiating banana I might as well eat it? Got it and thx

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  • AmidFuror@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Think Incredible Hulk crossed with King Kong.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Green Gorilla?

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    • kelpie_returns@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Aw hell ya. Im gonna be so frickin strong after this that I’ll finally be able to finish Edward Scissorhands without even crying or covering my eyes

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• BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Google says the potassium in bananas emit beta and gamma radiation. No idea what that means but there ya go

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  • bob_omb_battlefield@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Beta is an electron, gamma is a photon (and alpha is a helium nucleus)

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