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In my chemistry class, when we were discussing nuclear reactions our teacher showed us a diagram of a proposed fusion reactor.



Supposed to both contain the plasma and heat it enough to fuse through EM waves.

Radioactive exposure... Beetles can take more of the stuff than roaches! Roaches wouldn't be the only creatures alive in the wake of a nuclear holocaust, if they were alive, there would be more beetles.

How many rads would kill a human, though? Don't feel like looking back so many pages to see if this is addressed.

We're discussing what ever our randomness leads us too.

Lol, I haven't taken chemistry yet, so most of that diagram is incomprehensible to me. We haven't actually talked about how much radiation it takes to kill a human right out. From what I know must nuclear related deaths, happen from diseases caused by the long term exposure to radiation.

[link=http://www.wisegeek.com/how-much-radiation-can-the-human-body-safely-receive.htm]Exact answer[/link]


However radiation is measured in rads and grays, 1 gray is equal to 100 rads. A few grays can kill humans. I also learned that humans are one one the species most susceptible to radiation.

Fixed. It's URL, not link.
I'll read that now.

Are you serious about that last statement? Wonder what reason there is for that if it's true.

I was, I think it has something to do with our tissues, as you know I'm sure cockroaches and beetles tissues differ radically from ours.

once i had a plate of old food on the table. a cockroach crawled on it so i placed it in the microwave for a few minutes. it ran and ran and ran but never died.

I'm sure cockroaches and beetles tissues differ radically from ours.

Did you know that there was a beginning to that sentence FAIL!

a cockroach crawled on it so i placed it in the microwave for a few minutes. it ran and ran and ran but never died.

Microwave waves have low frequency, ultraviolet is much more dangerous.

Gah this is so confusing! (the topic changes all the time!)
By the way does anyone know how this thread keeps changing topic names (I mean how do you, if your the operator of the thread change the title)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_activity
This has some interesting things on radioactivity.

By the way does anyone know how this thread keeps changing topic names (I mean how do you, if your the operator of the thread change the title)

lawl You're rather new aren't you...

Only the mods can change thread titles, and the mod in question: Strop has been either A. Picking a topic or B. Changing the title everytime our focus shifts.

Hahaha Kyouzou, you just got Ninja'd Lawl.

lawl You're rather new aren't you...

Only the mods can change thread titles, and the mod in question: Strop has been either A. Picking a topic or B. Changing the title everytime our focus shifts.

Was that a glitchy double post? My life is complete lawl.