Japan & Radioactive products!

[retroborg]

Japan & Radioactive Products!

After the tragic events that occurred this March in Japan and lead to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, recent studies revealed that it’s now on a par with Chernobyl! A very large part of the country was covered with radioactive particles & radiation carried by the wind & water, the sea was contaminated with the radioactive waste from the power plants and even the Tokyo public water supplies were contaminated! As a result many local Japanese heavy industry factories like SONY, Canon, Toshiba, etc… ceased production and closed down and only restarted production recently.

It’s obvious that edible & biological goods, like fish, vegetables, meat, soya, noodles, etc… from Japan should be avoided, but what about other mechanical / electronic / paper, textiles & non-biological products made in Japan like TVs, digital Cameras, consoles, computers, cars, DVDs, comics, clothes, etc… or even older / used products like video games, books, DVDs, computer / console hardware, etc… that had been stocked in Japan?!
Shouldn’t all these also be considered dangerous for public health as their parts (or as a whole) could have been exposed to radiation and contaminated with radioactive particles that recently covered the entire country and surrounding area?!

For example how safe would it be to buy one of these, which is made in Japan:
http://www.canon-europe.com/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_Camera/PowerShot/PowerShot_S95/

I would really like to get some valid scientific answers concerning these queries and even get some valid scientific / encyclopaedia links that will clear up these matters.

Thanks in advance.

[lordsmurf]

Your fingers, nose and eyeballs will fall out/off. Never take another photo again. It could kill you.
Throw away the cell phone, too -- it causes cancer.

[Joe The Dude]

I'd suggest waiting until July of next year (2012) before purchasing anything manufactured in Japan.
If inspectors or other officials are bribed to look the other way when importing anything dangerous from Japan,
and lives are lost as a result, I'm sure the media will jump on it within that time frame.

[guns1inger]

Wait until Dec 22 2012, and you may find you don't have to worry about anything ever again

Anything from major manufacturers is being carefully and thoroughly checked before export because of these types of reports. I would be far more concerned about exports of no-name products from the region.

[deadrats]

i would take it one step further and not even stand next to a Japanese person, even if they had never been to Japan, just to be on the safe side. hell, i might just taking a proactive approach and get restraining orders against any Japanese national to ensure that they can't be within the same town that i'm in.

[retroborg]

Wait until Dec 22 2012, and you may find you don't have to worry about anything ever again

What will happen on Dec 22 2012 exactly?

Anything from major manufacturers is being carefully and thoroughly checked before export because of these types of reports. I would be far more concerned about exports of no-name products from the region.

How can you be sure and how do you know that Canon & all major Japanese manufacturers do this.
For all I know, people everywhere will always be people, meaning that if they're paid well to look the other way, they'll just ship them either way.

[retroborg]

Question:

Do Beta & Gamma radiation & particles always have a short decay time (short-lived / short half-life) & high energy, while Alpha radiation / particles is the exact opposite?
Is this a scientific fact or does it depend of whether its a high-energy particle or not and Does it go like this?

Alpha Radiation = low energy / long half-life, low penetrating power.
Beta Radiation = Higher Energy, shorter half-life, higher penetration
Gamma Radiation = High Energy, short half-life, high penetration

Or are there alpha radiation / particles that also have a High Energy, short half-life, high penetration like Beta & Gamma?

[guns1inger]

Wait until Dec 22 2012, and you may find you don't have to worry about anything ever again

What will happen on Dec 22 2012 exactly?

According to a lot of frauds, idiots and very gullible people, the world will end on Dec 21, 2012, for any number of reasons, including a rogue planet, switching of the poles, intergalactic alignment, or simply the loss of braincells from people buying books about the end of the world.

[Noahtuck]

Your fingers, nose and eyeballs will fall out/off. Never take another photo again. It could kill you.
Throw away the cell phone, too -- it causes cancer.

I'm not sure what that has to do with anything he asked in his OP but....

He did not ask if someone sent him photo or text message through a cell phone if it would transfer radioactive poisoning....


Any tangible physical item can absorb and transfer radioactive particles.

Shit!!! Something as small as a pin head could be contaminated enough to kill your ass!!!!!!

Wait until Dec 22 2012, and you may find you don't have to worry about anything ever again

Why ? Is that the new (for the 100th time) date for the end of the world ?


And as far as "inspectors" or "other" officials being bribed to look the other way.... Back when the earthquake first happened, and the weeks following, with the nuclear plant issues, it came out that the japanese govt. and the "nuclear" inspectors, commission, etc. were holding back and lying to save face and trying to make themselves look like they were on top of it and had it all under control....

No bribing required!!!
LOL!!!

But it's a waste of time to worry about it.... there is enough shit in our own country to kill us before our time......
That most people don't either believe or even waste their time learning about.....