▲ 254 ▼ DNA Study Reveals That Space Permanently Changes The Human Body (www.yahoo.com) submitted 4 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Nomad@infosec.pub 20 points 4 months ago (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] adhdsergio@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Simple eh, so basically surround yourself with an aquarium permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago Worked for our ancestors before they got tougher against radiation permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (3 children) I'm no scientist, but wouldn't that mean the water becomes irradiated and when the astronauts drink it they'll still be getting approximately the same level of radiation they already are? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 months ago (2 children) Negative, it only gets irradiated if the water comes in contact and gets contaminated with radioactive material. Just like the cooling water that flows out of a nuclear power station is not more radioactive than the water that goes in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vinnymac@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago* Actually it technically does get irradiated by neutron activation, but the half life of Nitrogen-16 is only 7 seconds, so by the time it reaches the filters it’s already poof decayed away. (Very small amounts) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Thanks. Good to know permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adhdsergio@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Simple eh, so basically surround yourself with an aquarium permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago Worked for our ancestors before they got tougher against radiation permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago Worked for our ancestors before they got tougher against radiation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (3 children) I'm no scientist, but wouldn't that mean the water becomes irradiated and when the astronauts drink it they'll still be getting approximately the same level of radiation they already are? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 months ago (2 children) Negative, it only gets irradiated if the water comes in contact and gets contaminated with radioactive material. Just like the cooling water that flows out of a nuclear power station is not more radioactive than the water that goes in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vinnymac@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago* Actually it technically does get irradiated by neutron activation, but the half life of Nitrogen-16 is only 7 seconds, so by the time it reaches the filters it’s already poof decayed away. (Very small amounts) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Thanks. Good to know permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 months ago (2 children) Negative, it only gets irradiated if the water comes in contact and gets contaminated with radioactive material. Just like the cooling water that flows out of a nuclear power station is not more radioactive than the water that goes in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vinnymac@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago* Actually it technically does get irradiated by neutron activation, but the half life of Nitrogen-16 is only 7 seconds, so by the time it reaches the filters it’s already poof decayed away. (Very small amounts) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Thanks. Good to know permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vinnymac@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago* Actually it technically does get irradiated by neutron activation, but the half life of Nitrogen-16 is only 7 seconds, so by the time it reaches the filters it’s already poof decayed away. (Very small amounts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Thanks. Good to know permalink fedilink source parent