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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 03:02 PM Original message |
4.5 billion years |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Using depleted uranium weapons should be a war crime. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It's much, much worse than those. n/t |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. What's the half life have to do with it? |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. And in 4.5 billion years |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. It takes forever to "dissipate" or go away. |
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cyborg_jim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Er no. That's not how it works. |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. High half life also means it's pretty much inert. By definition, it radiates very slowly. |
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cyborg_jim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Er no. It's Alpha/Beta/Gamma irradiation - not chemistry |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. It's also chemically toxic. |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Well, I can see alpha... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. What on earth do they use it for? Sorry if it is a stupid question. I just don't |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It's really, really heavy so when you make shell casings out of it you can |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. So it is a new toy in the arsenal. Very sad. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Not outlawed; it's in the arsenals of several countries |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. It is incredibly hard, and will penetrate just about anything. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. They must feel dandy that they're recycling. nt |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. 4.5 billion year half life. |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. And the sun will almost be dead |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Yup, it's going to be a hell of a show. |
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Kip Humphrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. Welcome to Armageddon,,, It happened and we didn't even notice (yet!) |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is precisely why they don't care about most lifes |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. Would you prefer a 300 day half-life instead? |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. You're correct of course |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I don't agree with the hysteria, BUT |
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MisterHowdy (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Isn't depleted Uranium used to make the armor for M1 battle tanks. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. it's not nuclear. It's chemical. |
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