How does radiation poisoning kill you, and why does it sometimes take weeks?
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Imagine your cells are like a windshield and the radiation is like rocks on the highway.
Some rocks are fine not big enough to do damage, like X rays or just basic background radiation.
Higher levels of radiation is like faster bigger rocks they cause actual damage, some people get chips but sometimes it shatters and the body can’t fix it like you can’t fix a shattered windshield.
If it takes weeks it’s like a crack that you watch grow and grow until it’s too much for the weight and crumbles to dust.
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