Becky B Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 A sensible-sounding question, but it actually is a fairly meaningless comparison. There's a general public tendency to equate "radiation" with "radioactivity" which is false. Anything and everything can be radiated, including sound. Mobile phone masts emit electromagnetic radiation, which has nothing whatsoever to do with radioactivity unless it's in the X-ray or Gamma-ray range. Radio waves are less dangerous than light beams, and nobody tries to ban lightbulbs for emitting harmful radiation. The stuff in this plant is radioactive, but it's so minutely radioactive that, as mentioned above, you'd have to have a bath in the stuff to even fractionally increase your risk to cancer. I suppose, all in all, that does make it more dangerous than a mobile phone mast, because the only way THAT could do you any damage is if you tried to climb up it and fell off. Ah but people believe phone masts can do harm, I was trying to find a suitable analogy for those who run screaming at the mention of the R word... If this plant is "dangerous" for local residents I should give up my job because I work in a department using the isotopes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
never wrong Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 ...but, but, but the newspaper said it was really bad...i don't know what to believe anymore, you mean the newspapers would print this stuff to sell papers surely not? That was a bad attempt at humour by the way...I'm not agreeing with miffed24_7 in any way. I have a mind of my own and don't believe everything the papers print YOU WHAT 50% of what the newspapers print is made up to sell papers if they did,nt make things up it would,nt be news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Wont have to wear protective clothing because they have special equipment that will protect them..... Like a forcefield or something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Like a forcefield or something ? ior as has been suggested, rubber gloves, overalls and a safe system of work backed up by dosimeters and film badges ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 YOU WHAT 50% of what the newspapers print is made up to sell papers if they did,nt make things up it would,nt be news. Did you not notice my comment about humour/sarcasm? I know that silly...hence the joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
never wrong Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Did you not notice my comment about humour/sarcasm? I know that silly...hence the joke. I did after I had posted but I thought I would just leave it cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryn Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Its obvious that this plant does infact pose a danger to the local population. Infact mutations have already been attributed to it. Just look at the original post. People in Dinnington have learnt to read!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumatic Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Its obvious that this plant does infact pose a danger to the local population. Infact mutations have already been attributed to it. Just look at the original post. People in Dinnington have learnt to read!! Harsh, but amusing - if they could pick up a little basic physics next, that'd be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffed24_7 Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Its obvious that this plant does infact pose a danger to the local population. Infact mutations have already been attributed to it. Just look at the original post. People in Dinnington have learnt to read!! I dont agree at all. People in Dinnington are far clevererer than poeple in Mansfield !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
never wrong Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I dont agree at all. People in Dinnington are far clevererer than poeple in Mansfield !!! WHY ONLY MANSFIELD DO YOU MEAN THAT THE PEOPLE ANYWHERE ELSE ARE THICK and by the way the people in sheffield can spell people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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