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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsScientists Once Nuked Beer to See if It'd Still Be Drinkable After an Atomic Blast
Of course, searching for a refreshing beer or soda should not be your first priority if a bomb goes off in your city. A nuclear blast generates a lot of radioactive ash and dust, called fallout, when it goes off - and this is in part what researchers wanted to study the effects of.
http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-once-nuked-beers-to-see-if-they-d-still-be-drinkable-after-an-atomic-blast
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Scientists Once Nuked Beer to See if It'd Still Be Drinkable After an Atomic Blast (Original Post)
ashling
Apr 2017
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d_r
(6,907 posts)1. Well yes, of course
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)2. Well, after a nuclear blast, you sure wouldn't have much time
and Miller's got the beer. A little radioactive ash and dust shouldn't affect the Champagne of Bottled Beers.
rug
(82,333 posts)3. It's important to know if any shred of civilization remans after nuclear war.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,722 posts)4. Pour a beer...
and they will come.