• Schmoo
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    1 month ago

    No explosion, just radiation and heat. Everyone nearby is dead, just not instantly.

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      1 month ago

      At that point I’m just picking it up and holding it against the back of my cranium, no point in prolonging it

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        1 month ago

        I was just intuiting the answer based on watching a bunch of educational videos, I am not qualified to do the math on this lol.

      • itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 month ago

        The closer the faster, days to weeks if you’re getting the full dose, months if you’re unlucky enough to get prolonged medical treatment

        Further away, you might get away with losing your hair and developing cancer