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Hey, no need to be condescending. Some people just haven't read [the xkcd.](https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/)


This is such a better response than "wow some people really are stoopid"


To be fair, you don’t have to be stupid to be clueless. We’re all clueless about plenty of things.


I mean, if you actually think there's a pool of "lava" that's dangerously radioactive at the surface, while people are walking right next to it, you might be a bit "stoopid". The whole reason water is used is that it shields from radioactivity pretty well


Why would the average person know this about the water used in nuclear reactors?

There are also plenty of jobs where people are in close proximity to insanely hot/dangerous liquids.


That's exactly my point, people are clueless about the basics of nuclear power. Why would they know it? I mean, why would the average person know what a linear equation is or what year the first world war started?


I found the "Nuclear Engineer reacts to XKCD" version of this video pretty interesting, too. Adds a little more context.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHG9W27XeU


Life vest suddenly seems very relevant.


Just make sure the life vest is made of kevlar.


Or you have an employee badge.


I feel like you’re citing the primary source material for the vast majority of us. Like, “let me find the thing that original taught me how to think about radiation pools. Ah yes, this xkcd. Yep, here’s the manual.”




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