Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The US Govt considered using strong radiation from Strontium-90 to sterilize rations for GIs. After exposure to a lot of gamma radiation, the was no residual radiation and no living bacteria to cause spoilage. Good to eat? Not necessarily. All of that radiation can produce peroxides and free radicals, both of which can damage DNA if ingested. I think there are some irradiated products for sale now (boxed milk, boxed lunch things with chili beans, meals ready to eat, etc.). I doubt that they are safer than they were 50 years ago. Instead, I think we just lowered the standard on what is "safe" to eat. Jeffery On Sep 19, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > U.S. Explodes Atomic Bombs Near Beers To See If They Are Safe To Drink : > Krulwich Wonders... : NPR > > http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/09/18/161338723/u-s-explodes-atomic-bombs-near-beers-to-see-if-they-are-safe-to-drink?ft=1&f=1001 > > Now how about a run down of film vs CCD vs CMOS for the photojournalists > covering the next holocaust? I'm already guessing EVF's will beat out SLR's > and optical rangefinders in terms of eyeball safety. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information