• Hyperreality@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Bananas aren’t even that radioactive. 0.1 microsieverts.

    If you really want to expose yourself to large amounts of radiation, start smoking. 160,000 microsieverts a year, contains radioactive polonium and lead.

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      1 year ago

      Not that bananas are bad for you, it’s just exposure is tracked well below limits there’ll actually be negative side effects. So eating a couple bananas recently is enough to throw up red flags on the test