tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post1996723836486648274..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Tourmaline vs. the bombC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-39636836972810160742010-08-31T22:20:26.464+10:002010-08-31T22:20:26.464+10:00Perhaps all anti-nuclear-terrorist specialist hero...Perhaps all anti-nuclear-terrorist specialist heroes should also carry some Borax (Na2B4O7ยท10H2O) in their utility belt?<br /><br />At the very least it would keep the ants away from the bomb lest we get a repeat of this: <a rel="nofollow">http://www.bmoviecentral.com/bmc/reviews/78-them-1954-92-minutes.html</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-65041962984752089942010-08-30T13:07:07.641+10:002010-08-30T13:07:07.641+10:00I hate to ruin the mea culpa, but a physical block...I hate to ruin the mea culpa, but a physical blockage like a necklace would screw up the detonation nicely. Probably you'd get a nice sub-critical explosion quite fatal to anyone really close, but other than that the city would survive. Er, I suppose there'd be a bit of a dirty bomb effect too, so perhaps an evacuation would be in order.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-24960666957875240292010-08-29T08:17:19.627+10:002010-08-29T08:17:19.627+10:00thanks, I'll work that into a conversation at ...thanks, I'll work that into a conversation at work and sound deeply knowledgeable.judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623839067515511139noreply@blogger.com