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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Well, bananas are crazy radioactive...

I had to get measured before and after training to work in nuclear in the military, and they ordered us not to eat bananas for a week before either test.

Not that bananas are bad for you, it's just exposure is tracked well below limits there'll actually be negative side effects. So eating a couple bananas recently is enough to throw up red flags on the test

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Bananas aren't even that radioactive. 0.1 microsieverts.

    If you really want to expose yourself to large amounts of radiation, start smoking. 160,000 microsieverts a year, contains radioactive polonium and lead.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Not that bananas are bad for you, it’s just exposure is tracked well below limits there’ll actually be negative side effects. So eating a couple bananas recently is enough to throw up red flags on the test

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