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Whatever happened to banana peels and the very real tripping hazard? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca
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Feels like its gone the way of caves. Cars used to be decliffed from an unfortunately placed banana peel (see Billy Madison)

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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Urban myth, nobody has ever been tripping on banana peels. They are not psychoactive. 🧐

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    They are radioactive though!

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    K-40!! Naturally occurring radioactive ⁴⁰ K decays with a half-life of 1.248×10⁹ years. 89% of those decays are to stable ⁴⁰ Ca by beta decay, whilst 11% are to ⁴⁰ Ar by either electron capture or positron emission.

    Obligatory XKCD File: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radiation_Dose_Chart_by_Xkcd.png Which shows the Banana Equivalent Dose.

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