Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki no longer radioactive when Chernobyl is going to be a...?

Answer: Great question! Lets tackle the Japanese cities first.​ When a nuclear.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki no longer radioactive when Chernobyl is going to be a wasteland for many years to come? Wouldn't the fallout continue to contaminate the two cities? Jason Heinisch, Reactor Operator/Electronics Technician at United States Navy (2012-present) Updated Sat Great question! Lets tackle the Japanese cities first. When a nuclear bomb is detonated, there are two main sources of radioactive contaminants: those made from the excess ...  Read More » What hair tips would you recommend? Eli Spencer, Digital Marketing Executive Written Jan 15 1. SHAMPOO YOUR HAIR ONCE A WEEK... seriously. I shampoo my hair once a week MAX, unless I've used products and i feel buildup in my hair. your hair will be greasy for the f...  Read More » What are mistakes that rookie photographers often make? Duane Raleigh, Editor, Writer. (1990-present) Written Jan 13 I probably see 20,000 rookie photos a year, sent to me for possible publication. There are easily identifiable common mistakes that many beginners make. These are: Their pho...  Read More » Why is Toyota more reliable? Bapak Bob Written Dec 18 I'll answer this with a backhanded complement to Honda. I asked a boat dealer once why Honda exited the jet ski business. He replied that Honda found that they could not ma...  Read More » I want to resign because I have a good job offer from another company, should I ask my boss for 2x my salary as a long shot before I leave? Roger Austin, Geezer geek. Written Jan 15 Congratulations on your new job. Do not ask your current employer to double your salary with the leverage of the new offer. Have a conversation with your boss about the val...  Read More » With the success of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, what other musical groups have an interesting story to tell? JG McLean, charter member of the unhelpful biography society. Updated Jan 17 The problem is that the interesting parts of most bands' careers can be covered in an hour-long episode of Behind the Music and follow a very standard arc of hard-knocks be...  Read More » Can you post some of your best travel photos? Ratnesh Nagori, Network Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (2018-present) Written Sun Here you go. Few clicks from our trip to Cairns - Wife and daughter enjoying the view - Me Skydiving - Cairns city esplanade - ... Read More » As a police officer, are you more likely to pull over someone who makes eye contact with you, or someone that didn't even notice or pay attention to you? Ed O'Farrell, former LEO, Ex-prog. Analyst. Now Retired. Updated Dec 7 Here's the theory as taught to me in a class on Probable Cause many years ago. The average citizen, upon seeing a marked squad car, is made nervous and apprehensive and will...  Read More » How are freakishly large primes found? Senia Sheydvasser, PhD in Mathematics Written Jan 11 What do you consider to be freakishly large? The absolute largest known primes are all Mersenne primes, which are primes of the form [math]2^n - 1[/math]. There are 51 such primes known, with t...  Read More » If Apple decided to make DSLR cameras, do you think they would quickly move to the top of the camera industry? Dave Haynie, Been shooting since I was a kid.... before digital, before computers... Written Tue Nope. There are several problems. Here's the first: DSLRs are sold to professionals, but no one's buying just a DSLR. They're buying a system. That means a large selection o...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/