▲ 45 ▼ How many cosmic particles are passing through your body at any moment? (www.livescience.com) submitted 4 days ago by rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works to c/science@lemmy.world 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 days ago (2 children) at what amounts do they start getting harmful? Also, how? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) There are km wide arrays of hyper-sensible optical sensors in the artic ice to detect the odd collision now and then, so no worries. Far far less than the charged Neutrons from ground radiation or an un-aired room (Radon). They don't matter at all in health-related things, not even in the devices relying on low-radiation steel from ancient ship wrecks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago Well, one is harmful, if it hits your DNA and gives you cancer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) There are km wide arrays of hyper-sensible optical sensors in the artic ice to detect the odd collision now and then, so no worries. Far far less than the charged Neutrons from ground radiation or an un-aired room (Radon). They don't matter at all in health-related things, not even in the devices relying on low-radiation steel from ancient ship wrecks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 1 point 4 days ago Well, one is harmful, if it hits your DNA and gives you cancer. permalink fedilink source parent