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Radioactive Snails Crawl Up From Beneath

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-the-powers-of-a-man-sized-snail dept.

slidersv writes "Reuters is reporting discovery of radioactive snails in the area where three hydrogen bombs were lost by US in the 1966. The radioactive creatures crawl up from underground, where authorities suspect deposits of uranium and plutonium may be located."

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  1. Radio-Cochlear Overlords by P(0)(!P(k)+P(k+1)) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Jokes about radio-cochlear overlords aside, two things come to mind:

    • If we don't survive nuclear holocaust: what creatures, more robust than we, will? (Reminds me of the thriving Chernobylian fauna.)
    • What ungodly mutations must an organism undergo to thrive therein?
    If the future is bleak for humanity, it may be less so for simpler, more robust organisms.
    1. Re:Radio-Cochlear Overlords by famebait · · Score: 5, Interesting
      If we don't survive nuclear holocaust: what creatures, more robust than we, will

      Or more importantly, in a fight, who would win:
      • Radiocative snails
      • Sharks with frickin lasers on their heads
      Mod "Interesting" for snails, "Informative" for sharks.
      --
      sudo ergo sum