05.18.11

Nucular

Posted in Technology at 8:24 pm by Jason G.

CNN suggests we ask How close is your home to a nuclear power plant? While I’m all for spreading useful information like this, it’s unfortunately positioned to scare people rather than inform.

Here’s the closest plants for Durham…

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On the flip side of the coin, xkcd drew up this humongous and informative chart to help people understand relative levels of radiation.

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