From: Tony Williams 

Just pointing out that the order of magnitude difference in the units was
misleading. However, I can easily believe a kid taking a round as a
souvenir and if not carrying it around, certainly being close enough to it
for long enough that it's a health risk.

--
Tony

Tony Ingenoso wrote:
> Assuming the kid was playing with the thing 7x24x365.
>
> Somehow I kinda, just kinda, suspect that isn't going to happen.
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> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> news:42debbc0$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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>>11 micro per hour = 96 milli per year. In other words, almost double
>>the permitted rate of exposure.
>>
>>--
>>Tony
>>
>>On 07/19/2005 01:45 PM, Tony Ingenoso wrote:
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>>>"11 to 12 MICRO(my emphasis)sivert per hour and was highly toxic.
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> Because of
>
>>>its danger the projectile was seized by German police in special
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> protective
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>>>clothing and transported to a safe place. In radiology in Germany,
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> personnel
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>>>should not be exposed to more than 50 MILLI(my emphasis)sivert per year.
>
> "
>
>>>Anyone who casually mixes orders of magnitude like this so the 11-12 and
>>>"50" seem comparable is a propagandist hoping people
won't notice the
>>>difference and just see the 11/12 and "50" and gasp in horror.
>>>
>>>It wasn't worth reading beyond that egregious attempt a propagandistic
>>>hackery.
>>>
>>>"Geo"  wrote in message
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>>>
>>>
>>>>http://southmovement.alphalink.com.au/antiwar/depleted.htm
>>>>
>>>>Just read it before you comment, that's all I ask. I know
it's slanted
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> but
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>>>>read beyond that.
>>>>
>>>>Geo.
>>>>
>>>>"Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>>I'm serious as a heart attack.  I really don't think you guys
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> understand
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>>>>>this stuff.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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