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		im3w1l on Aug 30, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BMW: All Models Electric Within Decade > The stuff that "kills" has a short half-life. The stuff that lasts for millennia is almost safe enough to store in your underpants. That it is dangerous for millennia seems to be a popular belief, so a source would be valuable.

sjwright on Aug 30, 2015 | [–]

> a source would be valuable.

Seems a bit strange having to cite something I learned in secondary school science class, but okay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radioactive_isotopes_b...

ams6110 on Aug 30, 2015 | [–]

People hear "nuclear waste" and "lasts for millennia" and they insert the implicit "is dangerous" themselves.

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