“That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing radiation through a process similar to the way plants harness light for photosynthesis. This proposed mechanism is even referred to as radiosynthesis.”
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39553283 https://libretechni.ca/post/483480
And the high-range dosimeter from the safe burned out immediately. It must have been faulty!
Funniest/saddest moment from that miniseries was when their officials have the West the propaganda numbers to build the robot. Fucking lol…
“West Germany, though, so you can imagine how that conversation went.”