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Storm in a Teacup

by @Carlo-C-Gomez

windowless day, particles of strange salt on his brow, generator man on the coil, double-sided, a love for radioactive honey: a storm in a teacup... but for some reason could not reciprocate due to the metallic taste in his mouth, and so he seemed driven to build his electrical dream, and took comfort from his pigeons, the “lightning machine,” the hair on his head bristled as he discovered his purpose in rings of glory that died as flags of dust...
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Written by
Carlo-C-Gomez
56 / M / The Exclusion Zone
Published
Dec 13, 2023
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1m
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Fallout from nuclear bomb tests in the 1950s and '60s is still showing up in U.S. honey, according to a study in 2021. Although the levels of radioactivity aren't dangerous, they may have been much higher in the 1970s and '80s, researchers say.

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#power#electricity#russia#energy#coldwar#analogy#testing#nuclear
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