I know what the deniers are going to say: the risk is just equivalent to dumping... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		Tichy on Aug 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to ... I know what the deniers are going to say: the risk is just equivalent to dumping a banana into the ocean. Whatever.

adam-f on Aug 23, 2013 [–]

76 million bananas, to be precise.

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/storie...

gus_massa on Aug 23, 2013 | [–]

76 millons bananas are approximately between 220 and 500 TEUs (standard containers) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28volume+76+million+ba... Let's multiply that by 2 to account the overhead and space between bananas.

A cargo ship can carry up to 16000 TEUs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact