XPost: alt.fan.heinlein   
   From: tkoenig@netcologne.de   
      
   Bobbie Sellers  schrieb:   
   >   
   >   
   > On 10/25/25 08:31, Dimensional Traveler wrote:   
   >> On 10/25/2025 4:48 AM, Thomas Koenig wrote:   
   >>> WolfFan  schrieb:   
   >>>> On Oct 25, 2025, Thomas Koenig wrote   
   >>>> (in article <10dhvus$35i3g$3@dont-email.me>):   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> WolfFan  schrieb:   
   >>>>>> I wonder what a bloody alpha particle is...   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> A nucleus consisting of two protons an two neutrons, passing through   
   >>>>> a blood stream at high energy. Generally not considered healthy.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Also known as He-4 nucleus. Alphas are the most common form of   
   >>>> radioactivity.   
   >>>   
   >>> Why does it have to be bloody, though?   
   >>   
   >> Because it makes you bleed internally?   
   >>   
   >   
   > 	Only if you ingest it.   
      
   Alphay rays do no make you bleed (and yes, their range is so low   
   that you have to be in contact with it, or actually ingest it).   
      
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