The TUMBREL of MISSED OPPORTUNITY

[sparks]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59060950

A leading Japanese campaigner against nuclear weapons who survived the world's first atomic bomb attack has died at the age of 96.

Sunao Tsuboi was on his way to college when he was caught in the blast at Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, suffering burns all over his body.

Can we deduce from this that radiation actually extends life?

Think intensity vs. exposure time ed. :)

[Pyrrho]

"Illustrations of it thoughtlessly omitted by the advertiser." --Mark Twain

https://atomicarchive.com/resources/doc ... chp22.html

According to Japanese observations, the early symptons in patients suffering from radiation injury closely resembled the symptons observed in patients receiving intensive roentgen therapy, as well as those observed in experimental animals receiving large doses of X-rays. The important symptoms reported by the Japanese and observed by American authorities were epilation (lose of hair), petechiae (bleeding into the skin), and other hemorrhagic manifestations, oropharyngeal lesions (inflammation of the mouth and throat), vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.

Epilation was one of the most spectacular and obvious findings. The appearance of the epilated patient was typical. The crown was involved more than the sides, and in many instances the resemblance to a monk's tonsure was striking. In extreme cases the hair was totally lost. In some cases, re-growth of hair had begun by the time patients were seen 50 days after the bombing. Curiously, epilation of hair other than that of the scalp was extremely unusual.

Petechiae and other hemorrhagic manifestations were striking findings. Bleeding began usually from the gums and in the more seriously affected was soon evident from every possible source. Petechiae appeared on the limbs and on pressure points. Large ecchymoses (hemorrhages under the skin) developed about needle punctures, and wounds partially healed broke down and bled freely. Retinal hemorrhages occurred in many of the patients. The bleeding time and the coagulation time were prolonged. The platelets (coagulation of the blood) were characteristically reduced in numbers.
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It was concluded that persons exposed to the bombs at the time of detonation did show effects from ionizing radiation and that some of these patients, otherwise uninjured, died. Deaths from radiation began about a week after exposure and reached a peak in 3 to 4 weeks. They practically ceased to occur after 7 to 8 weeks.

[Grammatron]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59060950

A leading Japanese campaigner against nuclear weapons who survived the world's first atomic bomb attack has died at the age of 96.

Sunao Tsuboi was on his way to college when he was caught in the blast at Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, suffering burns all over his body.

Can we deduce from this that radiation actually extends life?

This isn't new nor controversial opinion. The issue is with dosage and the whole potential cancer thing.

[Pyrrho]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59060950

A leading Japanese campaigner against nuclear weapons who survived the world's first atomic bomb attack has died at the age of 96.

Sunao Tsuboi was on his way to college when he was caught in the blast at Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, suffering burns all over his body.

Can we deduce from this that radiation actually extends life?

This isn't new nor controversial opinion. The issue is with dosage and the whole potential cancer thing.

Radiation is commonly used to relieve pain in bone cancer patients and is also used to treat cancer. Of course that is not the same has having a "Little Boy" burst in your general vicinity. However, from the link I posted earlier:

The second approach to this question was to determine if any persons not in the city at the time of the explosion, but coming in immediately afterwards exhibited any symptoms or findings which might have been due to persistence induced radioactivity. By the time of the arrival of the Manhattan Engineer District group, several Japanese studies had been done on such persons. None of the persons examined in any of these studies showed any symptoms which could be attributed to radiation, and their actual blood cell counts were consistently within the normal range. Throughout the period of the Manhattan Engineer District investigation, Japanese doctors and patients were repeatedly requested to bring to them any patients who they thought might be examples of persons harmed from persistent radioactivity. No such subjects were found.

It was concluded therefore as a result of these findings and lack of findings, that although a measurable quantity of induced radioactivity was found, it had not been sufficient to cause any harm to persons living in the two cities after the bombings.

But I am not qualified to "weigh in" on this subject. My knowledge is lacking.

[Doctor X]

– J.D.

[sparks]

"Let's go do some crimes!"

[Doctor X]

Rem-Dog

– J.D.

[shemp]

FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

R.I.P. Rem Dawg!

[Pyrrho]

:(

[NoZedAvenger]

Jazz pianist Pat Martino.

Talented guy who overcame complete loss of memory on how to even play to get back to legendary status.

[Hotarubi]

Lionel Blair

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/ ... es-aged-92

Poor man's Bruce Forsythe. Better dancer. Well loved.

Shame.

[Doctor X]

Astro

– J.D.

[Pyrrho]

Dean Stockwell

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/10538517 ... -at-age-85

[DJ]

That was a nice obit Pyrrho. Thanks for finding/posting it. I enjoyed his work.

[sparks]

Shit! RIP Dean.

[Fid]

Max Cleland. Unless you're from Georgia most likely you have no idea who he is. RIP bro.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Cleland

[Doctor X]

I remember him.

– J.D.

[Pyrrho]

https://apnews.com/article/entertainmen ... b7cf895a15

Emi Wada, the Japanese costume designer who won an Oscar for her work in Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran,” has died, Japanese media reports said Sunday. She was 84.

Wada died Nov. 13, the reports said, citing unidentified family sources and not giving the cause of death.

Wada was catapulted to stardom by the samurai costumes she created for the 1985 “Ran,” a striking portrayal of bloody intrigue and betrayal inspired by William Shakespeare’s “King Lear.”

When accepting the award from the Academy in 1986, Wada held the man-shaped statue and said with a smile, “He doesn’t need my costuming.”

[Pyrrho]

Robert Bly

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/50860034 ... dies-at-xx

[Doctor X]

Bang the drum slowly.

– J.D.

[Pyrrho]

Stephen Sondheim, 91

[Doctor X]

A funny thing happened. . . .

– J. "He Raped Thrace Thrice?!!" D.

[Hotarubi]

Anthony Sher. A doyen of British Stage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00121bg

@ 23:50 Brian Blessed pays tribute as only Brian Blessed can. ( click on the black bar at the bottom)

[Doctor X]

Loki?!!!

– J.D.

[Hotarubi]

Loki?!!!

– J.D.

Again?

[Doctor X]

Who else will do the things the blacksmith does?

– J.D.

[Doctor X]

Who else will do the things the blacksmith does?

– J.D.

[Doctor X]

Robert Dole.

– J.D.

[sparks]

Bob Dole has checked out? Why didn't anybody tell Bob Dole?!!!

--Bob Dole.