On 2/22/07, Daniel C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Okay, question. I have always been under the impression that being exposed to radiation does not make you radioactive, just like being exposed to light doesn't make you glow. Is this true?
That depends entirely on the type of radiation. If I went into detail I'd just show how little I actually know about the specifics but basically some kinds of radiation won't do anything to you and other kinds will damage your cells and / or change the structure of your atoms (in some cases causing them to decay). The EPA has a pretty good site explaining all this: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
