8.9 Quake + tsunamis strike Japan

[AGDee]

I keep hearing the assumption that people on the west coast are buying them because of Japan. My first thought though was that they were purchasing them because.. HELLO, they live on a fault and there are many nuclear plants along the fault. They should have already had them.

Anybody living within a 15 miles radius of a nuclear plant is provided them free by the state of Michigan. I always have enough of them in my house for my family. You're stupid not to.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I keep hearing the assumption that people on the west coast are buying them because of Japan. My first thought though was that they were purchasing them because.. HELLO, they live on a fault and there are many nuclear plants along the fault. They should have already had them.

Anybody living within a 15 miles radius of a nuclear plant is provided them free by the state of Michigan. I always have enough of them in my house for my family. You're stupid not to.

Unfortunately I've seen the quotes in the articles. It goes something like "Experts say that there is no risk. Ms. Doe of Anytown, CA disagrees, 'I'm very certain that we're going to get radiation from Japan,' as she buys 3 huge ass bottles of iodine pills."

That is an approximation.

[BluPhire]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Unfortunately I've seen the quotes in the articles. It goes something like "Experts say that there is no risk. Ms. Doe of Anytown, CA disagrees, 'I'm very certain that we're going to get radiation from Japan,' as she buys 3 huge ass bottles of iodine pills."

That is an approximation.

"The Jokes on them, if there is a meltdown, there won't be enough power to light that sign."

- Homer Simpson.

It's funny, but true. People don't realize that if there is a enough radiation that you need to get those pills, radiation poisoning will be the least of your problems.

What are you going to eat? (exposed).

What water are you going to drink?

Folks that live near a power plant = yes take the pills while taking yourself away from danger.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by BluPhire

"The Jokes on them, if there is a meltdown, there won't be enough power to light that sign."

- Homer Simpson.

It's funny, but true. People don't realize that if there is a enough radiation that you need to get those pills, radiation poisoning will be the least of your problems.

What are you going to eat? (exposed).

What water are you going to drink?

Folks that live near a power plant = yes take the pills while taking yourself away from danger.

Exactly, my dad's an engineer for the local power company and has worked at the nuclear plant here and so he's been following all of it.

It deeply bothers me when I see all this evidence laid out for why there's no risk and people saying "I KNOW THERE IS DANGER OMG PANIC" immediately after.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by BluPhire

"The Jokes on them, if there is a meltdown, there won't be enough power to light that sign."

- Homer Simpson.

It's funny, but true. People don't realize that if there is a enough radiation that you need to get those pills, radiation poisoning will be the least of your problems.

[AOII Angel]

If anyone is that concerned about their damn thyroid, just go get a CT with contrast. That will load you with enough iodine to protect you for at least 6 weeks. But really, is your most pressing concern in this situation the possibility of getting thyroid cancer in 15 years? (BTW, if you have to get a cancer, let it be thyroid...it's pretty benign. I'm more worried about the other effects of radiation. ) It's not Armeggedon.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

This is what we did during atomic bomb drills back in the day. I thought that an atomic bomb falling on you = someone flying overhead and dropping a cannonball on your head. Hoo boy, those desks would have been real protection but they insisted that we do it because our school was blocks from the Houston airport and people felt that would be a target.