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Subject: Re: Re: Nuclear Accidents and boiling water
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Date: Wed, 16-Jul-86 18:04:03 EDT
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Concerning the boiling of water to remove radioactivity,
Bill Tanenbaum - AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville IL writes:
> Actually, it's not totally preposterous.  If a radioactive gas was
> dissolved in the water, boiling the water would cause it to bubble
> off.

Where? Into my kitchen?!

I prefer my room deodorizers to be invisible, even with the lights off. :-)
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