[108343] in Cypherpunks
Cobalt 60 facepaint
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frederick Burroughs)
Sat Feb 13 00:39:51 1999
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 00:23:18 -0500
From: Frederick Burroughs <riburr@shentel.net>
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>
Reply-To: Frederick Burroughs <riburr@shentel.net>
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USDA PLANS TO ALLOW IRRADIATION OF MEAT TO HELP IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY:
http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/1999/02/0057
No, the fact that glowing chicken will negate the need for a light bulb
in my fridge doesn't bother me. And the possibility of exciting raw meat
dishes holds some appeal. What freaks me is the proliferation of gamma
ray sources, ionizing and real unfriendly. More grist for the terrorist
and accident mill.
I recall an incident in Brazil. Scrounging in a junkyard, someone found
a container of cobalt 60; hospital junk from a discarded portable x-ray
machine. Brought home and cracked open, the family was intrigued by the
beautiful blue substance inside the container, and painted themselves
with it :-(
Humans are cheap meat.
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USDA PLANS TO ALLOW IRRADIATION OF MEAT TO HELP IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY:
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</a>No, the fact that glowing chicken will negate the need for a light
bulb in my fridge doesn't bother me. And the possibility of exciting raw
meat dishes holds some appeal. What freaks me is the proliferation of gamma
ray sources, ionizing and real unfriendly. More grist for the terrorist
and accident mill.
<p>I recall an incident in Brazil. Scrounging in a junkyard, someone found
a container of cobalt 60; hospital junk from a discarded portable x-ray
machine. Brought home and cracked open, the family was intrigued by the
beautiful blue substance inside the container, and painted themselves with
it :-(
<p>Humans are cheap meat.
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