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[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (34 children)

How is Chernobyl safe for wildlife now, but this book is still dangerous?

[โ€“] GTG3000 3 points 4 months ago

Chernobyl isn't safe safe, it's just safe enough for wildlife to survive there, possibly with lowered life span and quality of life.

Also, there's a decent danger of radioactive dust coming off the book if it's handled. It may not be that radioactive, but if it clings to you, or you breathe it in, it will do considerably more damage than if it was all one solid rock that made geiger counters click.

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