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		ViewTrick1002 on Feb 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough Even tiny amounts of radioactive waste are dangerous over time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramatorsk_radiological_accide...

roenxi on Feb 22, 2024 [–]

We have on-the-record cases of potatoes that have caused a similar number of deaths and injuries [0].

These incidents, while uncomfortable, are just not that concerning. You can kill yourself with damn near anything if you mishandle it badly enough.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanine#Recorded_human_poison...

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