RE: Thanks, Ruth (was RE: UF6)

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

Taking this to the level of broadcast media in general, might I refer you to

the radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" one Halloween by

Orson Wells.   In what he described as the radio equivalent of "jumping out

of a bush, dressed in a sheet, and yelling 'Boo'", he read it as if it were

news reports and set off a panic.  No loss of life, as I recall, but some

property damage from folks with more firepower than discretion.  :-)  Seems,

in the fog, a water tower looked like the Martian vehicles ... 



Dave Neil

neildm@id.doe.gov



-----Original Message-----

From: Richard L. Hess [mailto:lists@richardhess.com]

Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 10:40 AM

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Thanks, Ruth (was RE: UF6)





 At least mistakes in broadcasting (unlike nuclear and 

rockets) don't have quite the high risk to human life...ours is more of a 

pervasive, low-level degradation of life as we know it. What does the 

hormesis curve for TV look like? Or is TV truly LNT? <smile>



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