kim-jong-chill:

Following Reactor #4’s total meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, scientists discovered massive amounts of corium, or lava-like fuel containing material, that had formed first inside the reactor vessel and, because the reactor was not receiving adequate cooling, the corium breached the reactor vessel entirely and melted through concrete, eventually settling on the floor of the reactor room. An analysis has shown that the corium was heated at most to 2255 C (4091 F) and remained above 1660 C (3020 F) for at least 4 days.

street-core:

10 Interesting Facts About Chernobyl: (Top 5)

1. During the meltdown, 3 volunteers dove into a radioactive pool to open a pipe. They died, but prevented an explosion 10x bigger than Hiroshima.
2. Those cleaning the site could only work safely for 40 seconds, even in radiation suits.
3. After the 1st explosion, geiger counters in the control room read 3.6 - a safe unit. They were only designed to go up to 3.6 - the real reading was 15,000.
4. A fungus has been found that actually feeds on radiation collected in the reactor walls.
5. The director of the plant states that the area will be uninhabitable for 20,000 years.

adrain12:

snapdraws:

Apologies for the terrible image quality - I’m lacking scanner access at the minute so I had to take these photos on my phone

I was reading hyperbole and a half’s blog entry explaining their experience of depression and decided to make another sketchy comic based on my experiences with anxiety, which is another mental illness I think people tend to misunderstand quite frequently

Hopefully this will be of use to some people - whether they suffer from anxiety themselves or if they just want to know more about it

#GPOY

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how-bad-do-u-want-it:

Me talking about stretch marks and thigh gaps.  The guys point of view.

I love you. I want to hug you. Thank you.