Go Figure: What bananas tell us about radiation

There's been concern about radiation after damage to Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant in March and now a hot spot has been detected in Tokyo. But how do we think of radiation in ordinary terms, asks Michael Blastland in his regular column. Freaky, isn't it, radiation? Invisible, baffling, harmful (bombs) and helpful (X-rays) or both (nuclear power). And we go nuts if someone wants to put a load in

[seven_cz]

絵本にして小学生向きの読本にしてみたい「数量で考えよう-バナナが教えてくれる放射線のはなし」。via http://d.hatena.ne.jp/uneyama/20111018#p8

[mobanama]

millionのバナナってそれだけで致死量を遥かに超えているw