Friday, August 01, 2008

Here we go again

My recent bear poem was just for fun. This is a real story. Well not really. It's a story because people will flip out due to their ignorance.

U.S. sub leaked radioactive water, possibly for months (CNN)

Holy radioactive blue balls batman. The USS Houston, SSN-713, was found to have a valve cap that was filled with 'radioactive water.' The "build-up of leaking water popped a covered valve and poured onto a sailor's leg while the submarine was in dry dock."
The sailor now has cancer, aids, herpes, and a really bad cough. The first was probably from smoking, and the last three, from partying too much. All joking aside, I'm really curious to find out the details of this story. Key word: DETAILS. Not the 'truth,' because the TRUTH is that extremely pure primary water with negligible curie content leaked out, as the submarine "traveled around the Pacific to pots in Guam, Japan, and Hawaii."
"The total amount leaked while the sub was in port in Guam, Japan and Hawaii was less than a half of a microcurie (0.0000005 curies), or less than what is found in a 50-pound bag of lawn and garden fertilizer."

This quantity of radiation is beyond negligible. Again, another case of sensationalized anti-nuclear propaganda. Nuclear power doesn't kill people - lack of shielding does. HA!
More to follow on this topic, after I talk to my INSIDE SOURCES.

On a completely unrelated topic, I've been getting into aquariums, and I just got my first fish! See below for pic:


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