thy rad
radiation is no big deal, right? well, yes and no. it depends on how you're exposed. if you simply get close to a hot source, yeah, it's no big deal. the radiation hits your skin. and pretty much stops. your skin is pretty good at fending off attacks. it's generally renewable. and yeah parts of your skin will suffer mutations. though it usually takes several mutations for cells to start growing out of control. then several more for them to be able to metastasize. ie spread. and kill you. so radiation exposure is no big deal right? sure. just don't eat it. or breathe it. your body tends to concentrate substances in different organs. so now, instead of a dose being applied to the massive area that is your skin, it's applied to a small number of cells. like say, your thyroid. even though the total radiation dosage in sieverts is the same, it's 10x to 100x more damaging when concentrated somewhere vulnerable like this. so the quarantine of food grown near fukushima is totally justified. at least until radiation levels fall to acceptable levels. which really shouldn't be too long. cause there really isn't that much stuff. it's just hot. which means it will cool off relatively quickly. like months.