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Apr 12, 2011 08:51

So, the Fukushima incident has been upgraded to a Level 7 nuclear incident, which is the same level that Chernobyl was. What this means is that the Fukushima incident meets the criteria for a level 7, not that it's outputting the same amount of radiation as Chernobyl.

XKCD compiled a pretty awesome chart that puts stuff in perspective pretty well ( Read more... )

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raldage April 14 2011, 14:29:28 UTC
In reply, and to make the llama as relevant and topical as possible, I propose that Chernobyl Llama be upgraded to Fukushima Llama.

That is all. :)

P$

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zendequervain April 14 2011, 14:42:56 UTC
Sir Money!

There is a thing you should do one of these years. You should come to CONvergence. A hotel full of fellow geeks for a long weekend. What's not to love?

Also, it makes me want to have a Senior Challenge-type game randomly going during the con. I'm sure the other Cornellians who attend would enjoy taking part.

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