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From what I understand, the radiation doesn’t do squat untill it’s ionized. The way it was explained to me is that the Radiation is the knife, while the ionization is the hand weilding the knife.
So how does it affect the body? I know it does something to our DNA but what does it do specifically?
Bonus Question: What did scifi writers assume Gamma Ray’s would do to Bruce Banner to make him the Hulk, as opposed to what it does IRL and just… kill you.
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I am a boat.
Radiation is the waves*.
When waves hit things, the impact delivers energy based on how long the wave is.
Long/smooth waves rock the boat, short/choppy waves can sink the boat.
Radio waves are longest, and therefore harmless. Gamma waves are some of the shortest. They deliver so much energy that they actually pierce the boat.
If enough gamma waves pierce the boat, eventually one will knock out (ionize) the atoms in something essential, like parts of the rudder or motor.
Now the boat is a mutant. It can’t sail properly because the waves damaged its DNA.
I guess in this context, you could say that Hulk won the lottery: Instead of damaging essential parts, the waves just knocked out his boat’s brakes. Now he’s faster than the other boats… but also he cant stop lol.
The thing with Hulk, I think, is that his character
was created back before any of this stuff was generally understood.
During those years, people were looking at therapeutic uses for radiation. Theorizing that deleting DNA could unlock hidden potential.
But no, it really just kills you…
*I’m omitting wave/particle duality. Nobody correct me, it’ll just make it more confusing.
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