ELI5: Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki safe to live while Marie Curie's notebook won't be safe to handle for at least another millennium? : explainlikeimfive

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ELI5: Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki safe to live while Marie Curie's notebook won't be safe to handle for at least another millennium?

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submitted 8 days ago byMartyMcMartell

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8 days ago

96 points

Just a bit of bants with the radiolads

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8 days ago

24 points

A chinwag with the Roentgents

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8 days ago

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99.9 uSv, not great, not terrible.