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Considering that Fukushima did not release enough radioactivity to produce any expected measurable medical effects in the Japanese public...
Context: I'm on vacation in the mountains at high altitude (~2700m). I woke up this morning to make myself some honey tea.
As I set my bowl on the table in the sun, I began to see streaks appear on the surface of the tea and immediately thought of a cloud chamber. Being at high altitude, I'm more exposed to space radiation, so I thought that might explain the large number of streaks.
But maybe I'm wrong and it's a completely different phenomenon, so I'd like your opinion.