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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by ajhurliman on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:19AM (#33965135)
As comical as it sounds, The Simpsons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles devastated the image of nuclear energy.
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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by varjag on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @04:16AM (#33966454)
They both first aired in 1987, the year after Chernobyl. What would you expect?
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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by Brometheus on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @08:43AM (#33968698)
The mutagen in TMNT is chemical in nature, is it not?
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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by ajhurliman on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:20PM (#33972101)
According to the lore it looks like you're right, but the fact that it glows makes people think of Cherenkov radiation, i.e. radioactive. Perception and reality, ya know?
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