In its usual humorously informative way, XKCD created the following chart which provides another measure of understanding radiation exposure.
Exposure to 1 Sv all at once (as opposed to spread out over time) is dangerous, and qualifies as minor radiation sickness.
1 Sv = 1,000 mSv (millisievert) / 1 mSv = 0.001 Sv
1 Sv = 1,000,000 ?Sv (microsievert) / 1 ?Sv = 0.000001 Sv
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More information can also be found HERE.
And from Wikipedia as well.
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Yeh thing’s been pretty loopy with banned veggies and mildly irradiated water…
Im in the dark now enjoying my scheduled blackout =p Thank goodness for my kindle and cover light XD
Hows your family? Are they still in Japan?
By the way, a friend on youtube explaining the situation…
Its very… Interesting?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sakN2hSVxA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
That was pretty funny. Granted, it’s been more than 2 days, but the hard work by the “doctors” is still applicable..
I’ve been lucky to avoid the blackouts so far… fingers crossed it continues! Family just left this morning back to Mongolia, it’s been nice having them over I have to say 🙂