How to protect yourself from nuclear radiation

[Twa Cairpets]

Apparently, according to this (http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/11560.html) Hindu website, its by performing the ritual of Agnihotra.

Now, it may be the skeptic in me, but I'm not convinced this will work.

[Jack]

More realistically in the event of a nuclear accident / explosion one should get up from ones bar stool; drop ones trousers to ones knees; while holding ones ankles bend over as far as one possibly can while attempting to …


















































… kiss ones ass goodbye! :bye:

[HibeeB]

Take it with a pinch of salt.

[steakbake]

I always thought a double mattress leaned against an internal wall in the house was the best way forward.

Also, paint your windows white.

[ancient hibee]

It used to be sitting under the table while wearing a brown paper bag over your head.

[marinello59]

Line the walls of your house with a very dense material. Like lead. Or Yams.

[(((Fergus)))]

Given that the ***ushima plant was dowsed in water, which quickly finds its way into the sea, which is connected to us and which contains a lot of our food (especially if you like sushi) won't we need to take some action of our own?

[Twa Cairpets]

Given that the ***ushima plant was dowsed in water, which quickly finds its way into the sea, which is connected to us and which contains a lot of our food (especially if you like sushi) won't we need to take some action of our own?

Mibbs, but now you know what to do.

The worrying thing for you must be that as the radiation dilutes in the oceans, the impact is going to be even worse (assuming that the rolling action of the waves succusses the particles adequately).

[bighairyfaeleith]

Line the walls of your house with a very dense material. Like lead. Or Yams.

Seriously screw up your re-sale value that:wink:

[IndieHibby]

Mibbs, but now you know what to do.

The worrying thing for you must be that as the radiation dilutes in the oceans, the impact is going to be even worse (assuming that the rolling action of the waves succusses the particles adequately).
:tee hee:

[Dinkydoo]

Well, it's certainley not walking around with a silly white mask over your face. What happens if a small piece of radiactive ash (or whatever) hits your mask and not realising you keep wearing it whilst breathing in the air around this toxic material all day long.

Now, the mask may have stopped whatever it was from going down your throat but the chances are that it wasn't going directly into your mouth in the first place, and it would have simply hit you on the face and fell off.

Although it is also very probable that this would cause major health issues, with the mask as it becomes more and more moist this surely poses a higher chance of causing further contamination as the particles could easily spray onto another person with a cough or a sneeze.

Similar risks apply if a contaminated person is wearing a mask.....

The point I think I'm trying to make is that it seems a bit pointless for the Japanese to be running around on the news sporting these white masks - I'm not sure what they're hoping to achieve to be honest.

Then again, that may be down to my ignorance on the subject :wink:

[Twa Cairpets]

Well, it's certainley not walking around with a silly white mask over your face. What happens if a small piece of radiactive ash (or whatever) hits your mask and not realising you keep wearing it whilst breathing in the air around this toxic material all day long.

Now, the mask may have stopped whatever it was from going down your throat but the chances are that it wasn't going directly into your mouth in the first place, and it would have simply hit you on the face and fell off.

Although it is also very probable that this would cause major health issues, with the mask as it becomes more and more moist this surely poses a higher chance of causing further contamination as the particles could easily spray onto another person with a cough or a sneeze.

Similar risks apply if a contaminated person is wearing a mask.....

The point I think I'm trying to make is that it seems a bit pointless for the Japanese to be running around on the news sporting these white masks - I'm not sure what they're hoping to achieve to be honest.

Then again, that may be down to my ignorance on the subject :wink:

I dont think the mask is to do with radiation - it started as a trend I think when the SARS outbreak hit, then with bird flu. I think it is purely a hygiene thing (but agree pretty ineffective).

[hibsbollah]

East asians tended to wear masks a lot to stop colds and flu, even before SARS. As for the radiation, they'll all be fine. Powdered rhino horn cures the effects.

[(((Fergus)))]

Japanese people often wear surgical masks, the main reasons being to protect other people from infection (politeness), to avoid pollen/allergens, to avoid pollution/infection from others. If they are also wearing them to avoid inhaling radioactive particles (which is not 100% random as the airways act as a hoover) then the problem you describe is avoided by changing masks regularly.

[Dinkydoo]

I dont think the mask is to do with radiation - it started as a trend I think when the SARS outbreak hit, then with bird flu. I think it is purely a hygiene thing (but agree pretty ineffective).


East asians tended to wear masks a lot to stop colds and flu, even before SARS. As for the radiation, they'll all be fine. Powdered rhino horn cures the effects.

To generalise, I always assumed it was down to being paranoid of catching diseases transmitted through the air as the East seemed to go a little more hysterical than the rest of the world when it came to the Swine and Bird flu "epidemics" - which I admit, is probably the wrong assumtion to make :greengrin



Japanese people often wear surgical masks, the main reasons being to protect other people from infection (politeness), to avoid pollen/allergens, to avoid pollution/infection from others. If they are also wearing them to avoid inhaling radioactive particles (which is not 100% random as the airways act as a hoover) then the problem you describe is avoided by changing masks regularly.

But shirley during the mask change there is the potential for contaminating thier hands unless they're wearing gloves and disposing of them properly after.......

Which seems to me to be a bit of a 'faff around' for the sake of using a fairly ineffective method of protecting themselves anyway.

Then again, I am just being a bit of an arse now as it's been pointed out that these masks are probably not being used in connection with the current risk of being exposed to nuclear radiation. :devil:

[(((Fergus)))]

Mibbs, but now you know what to do.

The worrying thing for you must be that as the radiation dilutes in the oceans, the impact is going to be even worse (assuming that the rolling action of the waves succusses the particles adequately).

I wouldn't be too cocky if I was you. It was your all-wise "scientists" who decided to build nuclear reactors on a tectonic fault line.

[heretoday]

There's not much you can do.

It's very worrying what is happening in Japan. The people in the north are fast becoming a lost race.

[Twa Cairpets]

I wouldn't be too cocky if I was you. It was your all-wise "scientists" who decided to build nuclear reactors on a tectonic fault line.

Interesting argument. Nothing like a sweeping generalisation to your make your point is there. The same "scientists" who presumably you have no problem with providing energy, communications, the internet, building technology that dramtaically reduced the death toll from the earthquake etc etc.

And you point is fundamentally flawed. Science provided the know-how to provide power through nuclear technology. The decision to build the plants was political, I'd suggest.