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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Odin2005

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2. You run into that with food irradiation.

Reply to laconicsax (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 09:12 PM

Apr 2012

People conflate "radiation" with "radioactivity". Even though shooting X-rays at food does not make it radioactive people still think it's dangerous, it's sure much healthier than using ammonia to turn the meat into Punk Slime!

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Somebody tell the radio-causes-cancer nuts some basic physics. [View all] Odin2005 Apr 2012 OP

It's more scary if you call it radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation. laconicsax Apr 2012 #1

You run into that with food irradiation. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #2

On a tangent, I actually don't really care about the pink slime. laconicsax Apr 2012 #3

Or genetically modified food. Goblinmonger Apr 2012 #4

One of my first real arguments on DU was on GMOs. laconicsax Apr 2012 #5

Yup, I hate Monsanto, but because of Round-Up and the MISUSE... Odin2005 Apr 2012 #6

Impossible. Anti-science folks are anti-science. MineralMan Apr 2012 #7

Ah, but homeopathy, Qi, and reiki are magic and they're good. laconicsax Apr 2012 #8

Never forget: "Qi spelled backwards is crap" longship Apr 2012 #9