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(BBC) Scary Japanese powdered baby formula is high in calcium, which is necess... wait, cesium?   (bbc.co.uk) divider line 43
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yogaFLAME [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 05:48:34 PM
I'd think people would be more outraged at the powdered babies.
 
Asa Phelps [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 06:40:32 PM
30 Bq/kg is almost exactly none at all. Less than 1 nanocurie.

The mean contamination of cesium in germany after the chernobyl disaster was 2000 to 4000 Bq/m2.
 
ArkAngel [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 06:42:55 PM
10 million strong... and glowing
 
Kazan [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 06:52:54 PM
ArkAngel: 10 million strong... and glowing

as amusing is that is.. that requires PBq of radiation.
 
Phil Moskowitz
2011-12-06 07:50:35 PM
137, for baby fresh skin.
 
Sticky Hands
2011-12-06 07:51:13 PM
Kazan: ArkAngel: 10 million strong... and glowing

as amusing is that is.. that requires PBq of radiation.

Well crap, it's too cold for an enjoyable PBq :(
 
texdent [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 07:52:22 PM
Japan: the first country to produce mutants.
 
jimmyego [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 07:55:19 PM
texdent: Japan: the first country to produce mutants.

....tentacle rape....only a matter of time now....
 
LordOfThePings
2011-12-06 07:58:19 PM
Those babies are going to be able to tell time to the billionth of a second!
 
Joelogon [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 08:00:29 PM
Between cesium in baby formula and arsenic in rice, looks like the Japanese are well on their way to getting dietary supplements from the full periodic table.

/stubmitter
 
numbone
2011-12-06 08:01:44 PM
Your time is up.

www.sciencephoto.com
 
ProdigalSigh
2011-12-06 08:03:39 PM
Dear Japan,

Please stop trying to summon Godzilla.

Love,

Mothra

1.bp.blogspot.com
 
ArtosRC
2011-12-06 08:06:43 PM
 
GranoblasticMan
2011-12-06 08:08:21 PM
ArtosRC: [img.photobucket.com image 595x799]
The monsters.

Not bad.

I still don't want them near my powdered babies though.
 
MrEricSir
2011-12-06 08:26:22 PM
This is a shame, because I love powdered Japanese babies. I sprinkle them on my soups and salads.
 
Kumana Wanalaia
2011-12-06 08:29:55 PM
I'm telling you, they're going to have robots and super powers.
 
Surool
2011-12-06 08:38:09 PM
Subby, you can't even tell us what the RDA of cesium is... so get off your high horse.
 
somemoron
2011-12-06 08:38:15 PM
yogaFLAME: I'd think people would be more outraged at the powdered babies.

Who just got added to my favorites? You just got added to my favorites.
 
rwfan
2011-12-06 08:47:05 PM
Asa Phelps: 30 Bq/kg is almost exactly none at all. Less than 1 nanocurie.

The mean contamination of cesium in germany after the chernobyl disaster was 2000 to 4000 Bq/m2.

I believe 30 Bq works out to two bananas. For God's sake people, stay away from the bananas!
 
erik-k
2011-12-06 08:49:37 PM
Radioactive substances have the (as far as fools panicking goes) unfortunate property that they can be detected in unbelievably miniscule amounts. Twenty billion atoms of radiocesium... in an amount of powder containing on the order of a billion billion billion atoms.

Please don't anyone tell the terrified ones that absolutely everything around and inside them contains a small but measurable amount of radioactivity.
 
Yaxe
2011-12-06 08:50:36 PM
Powdered Baby Formula? What will they think of next?

I'm guessing the sales pitch is great: "If you're tired of shoving 8 pounds of meat through a foot wide space, try J&J's powdered Baby formula!"
 
ka1axy
2011-12-06 08:54:32 PM
Yaxe: Powdered Baby Formula? What will they think of next?

I'm guessing the sales pitch is great: "If you're tired of shoving 8 pounds of meat through a foot wide space, try J&J's powdered Baby formula!"

Foot wide?

Hot dog...hallway?
 
Asa Phelps [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 09:00:04 PM
Just wait until they test the brazil nuts near Fukishima.
 
vodka
2011-12-06 09:11:34 PM
erik-k: Radioactive substances have the (as far as fools panicking goes) unfortunate property that they can be detected in unbelievably miniscule amounts. Twenty billion atoms of radiocesium... in an amount of powder containing on the order of a billion billion billion atoms.

Yeah but when it goes from none to anything that means something has changed in a negative way.
 
SenorAmor
2011-12-06 09:21:07 PM
LordOfThePings: Those babies are going to be able to tell time to the billionth of a second!

Curse you, LotP! I came here to make a similar comment.

/shakes fist
//synchronizes other fist to the first
 
JohnAnnArbor
2011-12-06 09:24:47 PM
vodka: erik-k: Radioactive substances have the (as far as fools panicking goes) unfortunate property that they can be detected in unbelievably miniscule amounts. Twenty billion atoms of radiocesium... in an amount of powder containing on the order of a billion billion billion atoms.

Yeah but when it goes from none to anything that means something has changed in a negative way.

Not necessarily. It could just mean you've walked into a brick house.
 
cyberspacedout
2011-12-06 09:30:22 PM
Is the article talking about milk or baby formula? It wasn't too clear on that.
 
CreativeFarkHandle
2011-12-06 09:33:10 PM
JohnAnnArbor: vodka: erik-k: Radioactive substances have the (as far as fools panicking goes) unfortunate property that they can be detected in unbelievably miniscule amounts. Twenty billion atoms of radiocesium... in an amount of powder containing on the order of a billion billion billion atoms.

Yeah but when it goes from none to anything that means something has changed in a negative way.

Not necessarily. It could just mean you've walked into a brick house.

991.com
 
Captain Steroid [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 09:33:13 PM
This thread is making me hungry for powdered babies.
 
SlothB77 [TotalFark]
2011-12-06 09:53:46 PM
www.grist.org
 
sagegrey
2011-12-06 10:04:50 PM
yogaFLAME: I'd think people would be more outraged at the powdered babies.

At least they got it to a formula. I remember a time when it was very roughshod, having to get the right amount of dehydration and grinding, it was all very impractical, but they just don't make powdered baby like they used to. Much less crying nowadays, i reckon, too.
 
GranoblasticMan
2011-12-06 10:08:28 PM
CreativeFarkHandle: JohnAnnArbor: vodka: erik-k: Radioactive substances have the (as far as fools panicking goes) unfortunate property that they can be detected in unbelievably miniscule amounts. Twenty billion atoms of radiocesium... in an amount of powder containing on the order of a billion billion billion atoms.

Yeah but when it goes from none to anything that means something has changed in a negative way.

Not necessarily. It could just mean you've walked into a brick house.

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I <3 you.

/ She's mighty mighty!
 
Richard Sauce
2011-12-06 10:17:29 PM
And those kids will grow up to have heads full of CESIUM SALAMI!
 
clovercat
2011-12-06 10:30:33 PM
Asa Phelps: 30 Bq/kg is almost exactly none at all. Less than 1 nanocurie.

The mean contamination of cesium in germany after the chernobyl disaster was 2000 to 4000 Bq/m2.

Well, I'm unsure about the mixed units of kg vs m2 used here, but what the hell, give it to the babies.
 
logruszed
2011-12-06 10:32:40 PM
"Hey doc, did I ever tell you that mercury is the only metal that's liquid at room temperature; well other than cesium, and rubidium, and gallium. But you ever try to have a conversation with gallium?"


/obscure?
 
ArcadianRefugee
2011-12-06 11:30:42 PM
That explains a lot. My cat got in to some last week.

stumblingoverchaos.com
 
Asa Phelps [TotalFark]
2011-12-07 12:00:18 AM
clovercat: Asa Phelps: 30 Bq/kg is almost exactly none at all. Less than 1 nanocurie.

The mean contamination of cesium in germany after the chernobyl disaster was 2000 to 4000 Bq/m2.

Well, I'm unsure about the mixed units of kg vs m2 used here, but what the hell, give it to the babies.

I mean that every square meter of germany was a lot more radioactive after chernobyl than a kilogram of japanese baby formula (which presumably could be spread over a square meter of land).

We live in an era where contaminants that are functionally indistinguishable from 0 are detectable and quantifiable. People have to come to terms with the fact that "toxic" doesn't necessarily mean toxic. Also, that everything, everywhere, is "toxic".
 
Goodfella
2011-12-07 12:09:21 AM
Asa Phelps: 30 Bq/kg is almost exactly none at all. Less than 1 nanocurie.



Cool. You ought to go pick some of that stuff up and feed it to your kids.
 
colithian
2011-12-07 12:52:25 AM
Asa Phelps: 30 Bq/kg is almost exactly none at all. Less than 1 nanocurie.

The mean contamination of cesium in germany after the chernobyl disaster was 2000 to 4000 Bq/m2.

Jesus christ, there are like 5 different ways of measuring radioactivity. becquerels, roentgens, curies, geigers, rutherfords... Of course, nowadays, our standard unit of measure is Hiroshima
/and can someone please explain the difference between candelas and lumens?
 
colithian
2011-12-07 12:53:37 AM
I think Fark hates me.

I WANTED to add:
Wikipedia has a whole CATEGORY dedicated to units of radioactivity. Can't you guys just pick one and stick with it? I understand the difference between volts, amps, and ohms (still don't get what farads are), but wtf?
 
Mad_Flyer
2011-12-07 12:57:19 AM
Asa Phelps: clovercat: Asa Phelps: 30 Bq/kg is almost exactly none at all. Less than 1 nanocurie.

The mean contamination of cesium in germany after the chernobyl disaster was 2000 to 4000 Bq/m2.

Well, I'm unsure about the mixed units of kg vs m2 used here, but what the hell, give it to the babies.


Read aboot internal versus external contamination exposition then come back to us...

In the mean time...

just read...
 
bahknee
2011-12-07 09:08:47 AM
ka1axy: Yaxe: Powdered Baby Formula? What will they think of next?

I'm guessing the sales pitch is great: "If you're tired of shoving 8 pounds of meat through a foot wide space, try J&J's powdered Baby formula!"

Foot wide?

Hot dog...hallway?

I take it you've never watched a birth. They're on YouTube, although I wouldn't recommend it.
 
catchow
2011-12-07 09:33:33 AM
How is babby deformed?
 
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