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UnspecificGravity, to historyporn in South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954

I don’t think any of these folks were making it to retirement either way.

UnspecificGravity, to historyporn in South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954

Sure, if you consider having a shit ton of tumors to be a superpower.

UnspecificGravity, to historyporn in South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954

This looks like a fluoroscope, basically an X-ray that is constantly turned on. The tech is looking at a live X-ray view, not a film transparency.

The radiologic exposure for both of them is orders of magnitude higher than a normal x-ray that we think about. A normal xray exposes you for less than a second, this is bombarding him with X-rays the entire time he is standing there.

UnspecificGravity, to historyporn in South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954

My grandfather died in his 50s likely due to constant exposure from industrial xrays in the 50s and 60s. He was a college educated white guy in the US, so I’m guessing they give even fewer fucks about these guys.

UnspecificGravity, to memes in You just kind of get numb and accept it after a while

Probably because it’s targeted at working class adults instead of housewives and retirees like most American propaganda.

UnspecificGravity, to memes in You just kind of get numb and accept it after a while

Try forty or fifty years, unless you got your first job at 40. Unless you’re a boomer, you aren’t even getting full social security until 67 and unless you saved like a motherfucker you probably won’t retire till your 70s.

UnspecificGravity, to memes in Add-on: same password, same identity.

Except you DO know the password to your password manager, which makes it about as secure as just writing them down and keeping them in the house.

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