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The Most Radioactive Places on Earth

Veritasium · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Nuclear power & fusionFundamental physics

What it is

Veritasium visits Chernobyl, Fukushima and other places to find who on Earth is exposed to the most ionizing radiation. The answer turns out to be surprising and puts radiation risk in context.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters use it to put radiation exposure and risk into perspective, including everyday sources like flights and smoking.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “The answer shocked me”

    Reveals which people are most exposed to radiation.

    junto, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “A Walk Around Chernobyl [video]”

  2. “There was a great video by the Veritasium guy on it”

    Explains radiation risks, notably the danger of cigarettes.

    erentz, 2019-05 · Recommendation · in “They Fictionalize Nuclear Disasters Like Chernobyl Because They Kill So Few”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: radioactivity, chernobyl, fukushima, veritasium, nuclear

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