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2003-09-10 Home Front

Failure of Media Science: Customs Fails to Detect Depleted Uranium â Again

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Posted by Frank MARTIN 2003-09-10 6:26:39 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 meh, I remember reading somewhere that it is somewhat unhealthy to eat.. so.. dont suck on any depleted uranium paint chips ;p

Posted by dcreeper 2003-9-10 6:57:51 PM|| 2003-9-10 6:57:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Are you sure bout that? My understanding is that it's only 40% less radioactive than pure uranium (which would make it about 4 or 5 orders of magnitude more radioactive than lead) but the type of radiation it emits has trouble getting through the first layer of dead skin. That's why touching it isn't dangerous... but inhaling it is because if it sits in your lungs for a long time it can cause serious problems...

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2003-9-10 7:02:29 PM|| 2003-9-10 7:02:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "ABC News, the Al-Jazeera of American news organizations."

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-9-10 7:30:23 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-9-10 7:30:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 And in other news: Not to be outdone, CNN claims to have successfully sneaked and entire shipping container of hamsters encased in pectin right under the noses of the Los Angeles Port Authority for the 3rd time in as many days. When asked to comment, an oficial from PETA offered, "Hmmmmmm, sounds like a whole lotta hamsters if you ask me".

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-9-10 7:56:35 PM|| 2003-9-10 7:56:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 DU is roughly as radioactive as granite. Even pure natural uranium is not particularly radioactive. If it sits a long time (hundreds of years) it will become less pure and more radioactive.
Weapons grade uranium is about 10x as radioactive as DU. THAT bit isn't greatly comforting.

Posted by Dishman 2003-9-10 8:14:43 PM|| 2003-9-10 8:14:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 To do a really scientifically valid experiment, ABC should have shipped a critical mass of uranium pieces, properly separated, of course, in a thick lead enclosure inside of a shipping container. In that way, their report would have greater credibility among the more educated and discriminating among us.
(/sarcasm)

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-9-10 10:19:26 PM|| 2003-9-10 10:19:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Obviously the DU isn't a problem, but is anybody else concerned that a lead lined steel pipe didn't attract any more attention? Are there lots of innocent reasons for such a shipment?

Posted by VAMark 2003-9-10 11:28:44 PM|| 2003-9-10 11:28:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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