Radioactive Warning for Future Generations

tengu1sd writes "The Los Angeles Times discusses the problems with trying to leave a message for generations down the line. From the article: 'Symbols tend to lose their meaning over time. Exactly how and why Stonehenge was built, for instance, has long remained a mystery. Warnings, they argue, would be misunderstood or dismissed, the same way ancient grave robbers ignored curses inscribed on the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs to seize the riches inside. The curse of plutonium packs a painful penalty.'"

Comments

Unless the radiation causes mutations.

[Anonymous Coward]

That may not be such a good idea. If all that radiation were to mutate, rather than kill, those people, who knows what might happen!

Image (or not) the potential of a genetically-modified Goatse. Radiation is the least of their problems when they have to deal with a gaping anus with a 40-foot diameter.

Even worse, think of the massive Penisbirds that could be the result of all that radiation! These Penisbirds may even have five or six legs each, just perfect for perching on a man's cock.

Re:A cantilcle for leibowitz

[Anonymous Coward]

Start a religious order that protects the sites.

We already have one - radical environmentalism. They created "superfund sites" to ensure that cleanup standards are so strict that each one becomes a financial and logistical quagmire, diverting resources from other, more useful areas. I'm sure they're adaptable to this need.

Posted anonymously due to members of said religious order who are rich in mod points but poor in their sense of humor.