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LANL Warning About Radioactive Trees

Posted by chrisd on from the unintended-consequences dept.

coryboehne writes "KOB-TV in Albuquerque is reporting that Los Alamos National Labs is warning personnel who are cutting trees in a canyon east of Los Alamos that some trees in the area might be radioactive. The canyon, known as Bayo Canyon, was formerly known as Technical Area 10, and was used for weapons testing from the 1940s until 1961. A full summary of Environmental Direct Penetrating Radation in the Los Alamos area is available from the LANL Meteorology & Air Quality Group"

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  1. Can you imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...a Mosix cluster of these?

  2. Mr. Beowulf ? by sw155kn1f3 · · Score: -1, Troll

    What a shame... who cares about trees ?
    We are not freaking elves... we're geeks... give us such stories
    /me 's going to craft a beowulf claster of trees and then sell it to Microsoft for ??? Profit?
    Oh.. wait... my story submission marked as accepted now... heheheh... those slashdot editors quick as radiated elves
    *mumbling and scratching head*

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    1. Re:Mr. Beowulf ? by sw155kn1f3 · · Score: 0, Troll

      I'm not a troll :) man, who modded me as Troll.. do you know what sarcasm is ?
      ok,ok, i'm a troll but very cute and harmless...

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      - Arwen, I'm your father, Agent Smith.
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  3. Sweet! by Theaetetus · · Score: 0, Troll
    And here I was jealous of people with PDAs, 'cause they can light them up to take notes in the dark!
    Now, with my trusty legal pad, I can join 'em!

    -T