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You keep using that word... (Score: 1)

by czert@pipedot.org on 2014-10-24 23:01 (#2TPH)

...I do not think it means what you think it means.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_(disambiguation)

Re: You keep using that word... (Score: 1)

by tanuki64@pipedot.org on 2014-10-25 06:47 (#2TPS)

When you are showered by gamma/cosmic rays, or high energy particles, does it matter where they come from?

Re: You keep using that word... (Score: 1)

by czert@pipedot.org on 2014-10-25 09:00 (#2TPW)

My point is, cosmic rays or space itself cannot be "radioactive". Radioactivity is a property of ordinary matter.

But yeah, I'm being needlessly pedantic. Thanks for the submission, I did enjoy the "article". And thanks for linking directly to the source, by the way -- that's something that rarely happens on /. these days.

Re: You keep using that word... (Score: 1)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-10-26 09:43 (#2TQC)

Curiosity but also a chance for me to learn: what would be a better word? Is there one? Or are we stuck with "showered with gamma particles" etc.?

Re: You keep using that word... (Score: 2, Informative)

by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-10-26 16:56 (#2TQG)

what would be a better word? Is there one? Or are we stuck with "showered with gamma particles" etc.?
Hmm, let's try a few...

Original: cosmic rays, which are dangerously radioactive.

Option1: cosmic rays, which are dangerously high-energy radiation.

Option2: cosmic rays, which are dangerous high-energy particles.

Option3: cosmic rays, which are dangerous high-energy atomic nuclei.

Option4: cosmic rays, which are dangerous ionizing radiation.

Option5: Cosmic Ray's, which is the most dangerous pub in the universe.

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