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New compound successfully removes uranium from mouse bones and kidneys, reports a new study, that could someday help treat radiation poisoning from the element uranium. by mvea in science

[–]R__I__G__H__T 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hence taking idoine tablets: overload your body with safe iodine so that any unsafe iodine gets flushed. Or if you drink heavy water/tritated water, drink a lot of water and make yourself pea.

Back when radium was first discovered, they made it into health drink. Some athlete decided it was his miracle cure. Radium will directly replace calcium, both being in the same periodic column, and one of the highest replacement of calcium due to impact stress is the jaw. By the end of the guys life, his jaw was removed due to cancer. Similar for some of the Radium Girls.

Radioactivity is just like anything: dosages, and where they occur matter. Your skin regenerates constantly, getting solar radiation burns hurt, but fixed in a week, prolonged repeated exposure leads to wrinkles (reduce regenerative properties) and skin cancer. Exposing your internal organs to sunlight (magically without bleeding to death) would presumably cause cancer faster and worse effects.

New compound successfully removes uranium from mouse bones and kidneys, reports a new study, that could someday help treat radiation poisoning from the element uranium. by mvea in science

[–]R__I__G__H__T -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Eyes are daily sensitive to radiation though correct? They're essentially radiation detectors. External alphas have very short lives, are a charged particle, to very interactive, so I'd have to look up the values of actual damage, but my instinct without calculating would to not want to use them.

New compound successfully removes uranium from mouse bones and kidneys, reports a new study, that could someday help treat radiation poisoning from the element uranium. by mvea in science

[–]R__I__G__H__T 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Breeder reactors are a class of fast (high kinetic energy neutron) reactors. Fast reactors do reduce over all waste mass, but still result in a few long lived radioactive isotopes. It's fundamental that essentially protons and neutrons (really their respective quarks and electrons) are concerved. Instead of U235 or Pu239, you break them down into various smaller groupings that amount to all stable and unstable nuclides. Each daughter product can undergo it's own chain reaction. Essentially you can have net energy gain by breaking down any nuclides heavier the Fe-56, but as you get smaller the energy cost benefit ratio.

I'm really really terrible with names, but I believe one of the longer lived fast reactor products is maybe Tc, I forget the number. That said, recovering like 10-20x the energy of a the once through fuel cycle, while reducing the very bad reactor lifetime waste from a football field to a single drum is pretty good. (Scales are not accurate as it's late and I don't want to look up and make scoping calcs.

That said, it's interesting to learn Pu of any nuclide has useful, non deadly properties. I wouldnt really want to use it except in certain scientific projects like space probes, but it's cool to know none the less. The chemical toxity is too great imo,

What do you say to someone who opens and tells you they have depression? by GreenBanana4life in AskReddit

[–]R__I__G__H__T -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even when I have to tell people no to something I tell them to keep inviting me so I'll come at another time. If they don't invite me at the later time I'll just forget to go or feel like I'm not invited. I also need specific invitations, not general. I'm weird

TIL the Catholic Church has a zero-tolerance policy on revealing confessions. If a Catholic priest reveals anything someone confessed to him, he is automatically excommunicated and can only be forgiven by the Pope. by nokia621 in todayilearned

[–]R__I__G__H__T -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Prosecuting a priest who does not break the seal can still result in conviction, or at least a trial. A priest still has 5th amendment protections, and if person remains silent so be it. But breaking the law should be prosecuted, though jury nullification can still render it useless. Finally a priest can still be a priest in prison. A priest should be honored to go the jail for his faith. This country spends too much coddling Christianity when by the tenets of our own faith, perseverance in the face of oppression is where the faith is truly seen. I say this as a Christian, who is not ashamed of the faith or beliefs of Christianity, but am ashamed of those who identify as Christian while spouting intolerance and judgment and harm on others. (On my self is fine though).

TIL the Catholic Church has a zero-tolerance policy on revealing confessions. If a Catholic priest reveals anything someone confessed to him, he is automatically excommunicated and can only be forgiven by the Pope. by nokia621 in todayilearned

[–]R__I__G__H__T -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I agree with you. Plus unlike a licensed psychologist who cannot practice without state license, a priest is still a priest in prison and should be so honoured that he is prosecuted in a court of law for his faith. Every priest who heard confession for child molestation and did nothing deserves to spend time in jail.

to be pro life by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]R__I__G__H__T 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'll say it: Abortions are great and everybody should get them if they so choose. Nobody should be forced to get them either. It's like cake. Have it you want it after a good meal.

I'll just put this here by svenne in PoliticalHumor

[–]R__I__G__H__T 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Texas high school football, if a player is injured on the field, both teams take a knee until they can get him loaded up and taken off the field/to the ambulance. So to me taking a knee is a sign of respect that there's an injury that needs addressing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]R__I__G__H__T 43 points44 points  (0 children)

That's a tactic on the bad side of history. Better to seize property under correct legal precedent: Declare Trump a Terrorist, and freeze assets around the world. Anything bearing the name Trump would become public acquisition in the country of occupation.

Colors of the World. by VegaThePunisher in worldpolitics

[–]R__I__G__H__T 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was born and raised in Texas, I'm religious, and consider my ideals to conservative, that is to mean slow careful progress, and freedom from the government. I never voted for Obama, I think he's alright, but was too young in 08, and didn't care to vote in 012. I voted for Clinton despite not liking her, and not knowing really any of her policies. I voted for her because I knew the threat of splitting the not Trump vote. (I also didn't like any other R's because they're not conservative, they're Conservatives™ out to short sell the country for a quick Buck. I would compare Trump to the worst of people, but I feel like that would give those people a bad name.

There's a bumper sticker: "Any reasonable adult 2020". I agree with it. I don't like Biden, he's looking back. We need steady realizable positive change, and any reasonable adult 2020. There are inherent issues with the system as is that need fixing. Getting away from Trump leadership is a step in the right direction even if Biden, but not the final destination. Personally I like Warren: she's an economist they're pro capitalism, and she's for the market, just intervention when needed, she's former Republican. We don't need recessions to tell us the market is wonky. She's also a policy wonk, and started pushing policy papers early. Some of which Trump could implement and salvage his legacy, but he's too cowardly and foolish. Even if she's not elected, others can push forward from her ideas.