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Posted: Wed, 14th Mar 2018 18:47 Post subject: Banana equivalent dose

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A banana contains naturally occurring radioactive material in the form of potassium-40.
Banana equivalent dose (BED) is an informal measurement of ionizing radiation exposure, intended as a general educational example to compare a dose of radioactivity to the dose one is exposed to by eating one average-sized banana. Bananas contain naturally occurring radioactive isotopes, particularly potassium-40 (40K). One BED is often correlated to 0.1 µSv; however, in practice, this dose is not cumulative, as the principal radioactive component is excreted to maintain metabolic equilibrium.

I bet you didn't know that.

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Posted: Wed, 14th Mar 2018 19:21 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Posted: Thu, 15th Mar 2018 00:38 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I did know that though. Comes with watching doc's and vids on the tube.

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Posted: Thu, 15th Mar 2018 08:45 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Goes well with Swedish boar meat then. (Banana-bacon something or the other? Ha ha.) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/06/radioactive-wild-boar-spark-fear-sweden/ At least the little porkers are easy to find now. (Just following the ticking noises, or the glow.)

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Posted: Thu, 15th Mar 2018 11:36 Post subject:

Morphineus wrote:

I did know that though.
Comes with watching doc's and vids on the tube. Laughing

Yeah, and also reading up on nuclear weapons. Dude Wink

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Posted: Thu, 15th Mar 2018 11:53 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Posted: Sat, 24th Mar 2018 01:44 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Try cyanide instead. It works better. My IMDb Ratings \| Fix NFOHump Cookies \| Hide Users / Threads \| Embedded Content (Videos/GIFs/Twitter/Reddit) \| The Derps Collection “Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”

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Posted: Sat, 24th Mar 2018 01:52 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Nah you should use dihydrogen monoxide. Formerly known as iconized

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Posted: Sat, 24th Mar 2018 01:54 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Posted: Sat, 24th Mar 2018 02:47 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Thank you for the lecture... Formerly known as iconized

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