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Had the 100 million hand-made and hand-painted sunflower seeds at
Tate Modern been made from depleted uranium rather than life-
threatening ceramics, dust would be much less likely to rise to nose
level.
Sunflower seeds
http://www.guardian...ors-sunflower-seeds
People of England, it is time to rise and say "Non!" [MaxwellBuchanan, Oct 15 2010]
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re: link... yeah too bad ceramics melt in water or you could just rinse them off once a day... :/ |
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Excellent, [MB]. The external radiation dose from DU
is only about 60 percent of that from the same mass
of natural uranium. What were they thinking?!? |
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So, wait...this is an IOTHU (If-Only-They-Had-Used)
idea? What? |
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//The external radiation dose from DU is only about 60
percent of that from the same mass of natural uranium.// |
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Well, point taken. Clearly, it would be preferable to use
natural, wholegrain uranium straight from mother earth,
but depleted uranium is easier to get. Also, intriguingly: |
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"Civilian uses include ... radiation shielding in medical
radiation therapy and industrial radiography equipment,
and containers used to transport radioactive materials." |
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Not to mention DU counterweights in aircraft. Yeah,
hmmm. |
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Wow! You bought the same edition of Wikipedia as me! |
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[MB] I hadn't noticed! What are the chances? Did you
get
the free custard?!? |
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You only got the custard? You should have held out for the
okapi. |
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//You should have held out for the okapi.// |
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They'd just sink if you sprinkled them on your muesli, [MB]. |
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I filed a complaint against my own government for the use of DU
munitions. The exporting of toxic waste without the consent of
the receiving country is a felony here. |
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I know where the water from Afghanistan goes. |
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