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Who needs a microwave?
« on: July 24, 2008, 10:27:24 AM »

http://www.nytimes.com/20...nite.html?no_interstitial
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2008, 10:54:49 AM »

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“He went from room to room,” said Dr. Sugarman, a pediatrician. But he stopped in his tracks in the kitchen, which had richly grained cream, brown and burgundy granite countertops. His Geiger counter indicated that the granite was emitting radiation at levels 10 times higher than those he had measured elsewhere in the house....  The granite, it turned out, contained high levels of uranium, which is not only radioactive but releases radon gas as it decays.

As the popularity of granite countertops has grown in the last decade — demand for them has increased tenfold, according to the Marble Institute of America, a trade group representing granite fabricators — so have the types of granite available. For example, one source, Graniteland (graniteland.com) offers more than 900 kinds of granite from 63 countries. And with increased sales volume and variety, there have been more reports of “hot” or potentially hazardous countertops, particularly among the more exotic and striated varieties from Brazil and Namibia.
See?  Saddam was just trying to remodel his kitchen.
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2008, 10:55:00 AM »

good to see an article actually mention K radioactivity.  maybe if the general public knew that they themselves had such an amount of radioactive material inside them they wouldn't fear 'nukular power so much.
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2008, 11:15:42 AM »

"Wait a second Doc!  Are you telling me this raised snack bar is nuclear??!!"

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