Re: Is there any harmless radiation ?


mmeron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> In article <1123771371.485377.265840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Henry Lemington-Wholeflavors" <cwocwocwo@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> >night soil dalits wrote:
> >> "RP" <no_mail_no_spam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:AuadnZ2dnZ1h0iKBnZ2dnVdXZ9-dnZ2dRVn-0p2dnZ0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Externet wrote:
> >> > > Hi.
> >> > >>From elements, compounds or materials emitting rays, waves, particles
> >> > > or radiation not related to man-made electronic sources?
> >> > > Miguel
> >> >
> >> > Everything radiates. Define *harmful*
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> more.........
> >> The difference is ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation.
> >> There are three types of ionizing, alpha, beta and gamma, => gamma is always
> >> bad, it goes right through you,
> >
> >
> >If it always went right through you, it wouldn't be harmful. The
> >problem is that sometimes it doesn't.
> >
> >
> >> Alpha and Beta are not good.
> >> Non-ionizing radiation is the EM spectrum, but you can get burned at certain
> >> wavelengths and intensities
> >
> >Parts of the EM spectrum can have an ionizing effect.
> >
> Gamma is part of the EM spectrum.


Obviously. I didn't suggest otherwise.

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