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How do you feel about the press always claiming" radiation X times the normal"? I mean a very small number multiplied by a big numer is still a small number. Is it an honest mistake, scientists trolling them, or clickbait?

>> No.10886836

>>10886797
Bitch nigger ass faggot

>> No.10886839

>>10886797
the X amount is compared to the background radiation in your area.
even 16 times than normal is nothing honestly.

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Journalists are brainlets especially about science. "x times normal" isn't bad though, news rarely has useful quantification at all.
What's annoying is "enough radiation to fill 5 football stadiums" bc journalists should at least know the plural is stadia.