Notice the continuous mention of bones.

  • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 days ago

    what neutrons? we’re talking about shielding of spacecraft moving out of earth’s magnetosphere, not a spacecraft travelling through core of active nuclear reactor

    the kind of radiation that is relevant are high energy protons (and alphas and electrons, with a sprinkle of heavier nuclei) from sun, mostly. there’s no relevant source of neutrons

    (and incidentally water is pretty good at absorbing neutrons too)

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      4 days ago

      I think you are confused about how radiants work on Earth vs Space.

      Again, the OP is about water “absorbing” radiation, and then being drinking water. It’s not possible once past a certain amount. This is not possible.