• Schmoo@slrpnk.netEnglish
      27·
      5 months ago

      No explosion, just radiation and heat. Everyone nearby is dead, just not instantly.

      • yokonzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        5 months ago

        At that point I’m just picking it up and holding it against the back of my cranium, no point in prolonging it

      • LucidlethargyEnglish
        4·
        5 months ago

        There are few things more terrifying than this concept… To be alive, healthy, and also dead in just a day or two…

        • Schmoo@slrpnk.netEnglish
          6·
          5 months ago

          I was just intuiting the answer based on watching a bunch of educational videos, I am not qualified to do the math on this lol.

        • itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4·
          5 months ago

          The closer the faster, days to weeks if you’re getting the full dose, months if you’re unlucky enough to get prolonged medical treatment

          Further away, you might get away with losing your hair and developing cancer