Yeah. Remember when Ford sponsored showing Schindler's List on TV with no ADs? I do, and that was years ago. That 2-second ad spot in a 3-hour movie had more impact than years of fast-forwarded commercials.
While today it might not be efficient to do, in a few years they will be able to mass-produce said clones. I think it is a terrible use of technology to initiate such a precedent.
There is nothing "magical" about radiation at all, it is indeed very real.
Spreading radiation out over a larger surface area does not make it any less radioactive.
Putting a thin layer of radioactive waste over the entire atmosphere would dilute it to be less noticable - true. However, this does not get/rid/ of the waste. Eventually this stuff builds up (since it never really goes away completely - no myth).
Compare to smoking indoors: You'd never notice the residue from a single smoke. But look at a place where people have smoked for years... that brown residue eventually builds up, a lot. A little windex doesn't work to clean up the walls - you have to repaint to get rid of it.
Diluting the problem only creates bigger problems in the future.
They oughta try charging more, I think $9.99 is the magic number. They'd sell half as many annoying phone rings and make twice as much $ at the same time! Hey we all win!
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Yeah. Remember when Ford sponsored showing Schindler's List on TV with no ADs? I do, and that was years ago. That 2-second ad spot in a 3-hour movie had more impact than years of fast-forwarded commercials.
While today it might not be efficient to do, in a few years they will be able to mass-produce said clones. I think it is a terrible use of technology to initiate such a precedent.
There is nothing "magical" about radiation at all, it is indeed very real. Spreading radiation out over a larger surface area does not make it any less radioactive. Putting a thin layer of radioactive waste over the entire atmosphere would dilute it to be less noticable - true. However, this does not get /rid/ of the waste. Eventually this stuff builds up (since it never really goes away completely - no myth).
Compare to smoking indoors: You'd never notice the residue from a single smoke. But look at a place where people have smoked for years... that brown residue eventually builds up, a lot. A little windex doesn't work to clean up the walls - you have to repaint to get rid of it.
Diluting the problem only creates bigger problems in the future.
They oughta try charging more, I think $9.99 is the magic number. They'd sell half as many annoying phone rings and make twice as much $ at the same time! Hey we all win!