I'm Radioactive
TheWizard
Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
The other day I went into the hospital for a bone scan to see if I had a fractured sternum. The process involves injecting a radionucleotide into the bloodstream and letting it travel throughout the body. It tends to end up in bones at a ratio similar to the bloodflow. If an area has increased bloodflow (a bone rebuilding itself) the radioactive particles will gather there in greater quantities. Then a passive radiation detector is used to take a snapshot of the radiation image.
Well everything went fine. And they asked me to wait in a chair while they evaluated the scans. The room was filled with different spectrometers and other measuring equipment. Apparently a nuclear tech was using the room as a temporarly lab to run some tests.
One of the machines was measuring the radiation from a compound the tech placed inside of it. When I entered the room the machine had reached a count of 12 in the 30 seconds it had been measuring. I sat down, and in less than 10 seconds the spectrometer had reached a count of over 560. The tech returned and was completely puzzled over the readings. He wondered if he had made some sort of mistake in his measurements of the material or if the machine was on the fritz. Personally I was quite amused that my mere presence had caused several experimental measurements to fail.
He looked over at me sitting there reading a book. Put two and two together noticing the bandage on my right hand where the isotope was injected. "Let me guess, you are the radioactive source in the room?" the tech asked. I responded. "Yup".
If only this were the Marvel Universe. Then I could get some cool powers.
Well everything went fine. And they asked me to wait in a chair while they evaluated the scans. The room was filled with different spectrometers and other measuring equipment. Apparently a nuclear tech was using the room as a temporarly lab to run some tests.
One of the machines was measuring the radiation from a compound the tech placed inside of it. When I entered the room the machine had reached a count of 12 in the 30 seconds it had been measuring. I sat down, and in less than 10 seconds the spectrometer had reached a count of over 560. The tech returned and was completely puzzled over the readings. He wondered if he had made some sort of mistake in his measurements of the material or if the machine was on the fritz. Personally I was quite amused that my mere presence had caused several experimental measurements to fail.
He looked over at me sitting there reading a book. Put two and two together noticing the bandage on my right hand where the isotope was injected. "Let me guess, you are the radioactive source in the room?" the tech asked. I responded. "Yup".
If only this were the Marvel Universe. Then I could get some cool powers.
Comments
Must destroy Mankind *DING* Ooooh lunchtime.
-Homer
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Xyth Posted: Nov 10 2004, 02:46 PM <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What doom comic?
Must destroy Mankind *DING* Ooooh lunchtime.
-Homer
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Xyth Posted: Nov 10 2004, 02:46 PM <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What doom comic? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>the</b> doom comic
You might have to google to get the doom comic, I dunno where it's hosted.
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I also found this story pretty humours, thanks for sharing wiz!
You'd also get angst of some kind. For example, the manifestation of your powers causes someone you love to die, your family get singled out for beatings, you have to constantly fight an evil clone/alternate you, you're labeled as a freak and set upon by 50-foot death robots, etc.
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check the first reply nub
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check the first reply nub <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But you must remember, that is the original, Phyte. You posted a piece of Inf's Parody Comic. Back when we were bashing Jack T. Chick Threads.
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check the first reply nub <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
he posted <b>THE</b> doom comic so he is the winnar