Like in the end of Pu-239, and how they thought it was crack, and they sniffed like pure uranium. How long would it take before you died?
2007-11-23 17:47:16 · 4 answers · asked by i love my bike 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It was weapons grade uranium.
It looked like it was a powder, because the guys thought it was crack, so they sniffed it.
2007-11-24 04:14:36 · update #1
If the Uranium was weapons Grade, A very short time. Within the space of hours. They would begin to cough up blood as their Lungs failed and would probably drown.
If it was weak say 2% uranium then a couple days. They would have trouble breathing, have aches, puke, have a very high fever, and would die the same way as the others.
Both would eventually die of Radiation poisoning/ sickness. Also remember that Internal radiation is significantly more damaging that external sources.
2007-11-23 20:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by Alex j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uranium is a solid, not a gas. If you were to inhale airborne particles of uranium, then you will get radiation poisoning. As a solid metal, it is slightly more dangerous than lead.
I am not quite sure, but U-239/Pu-239 is very radioactive; it immediately fissions. U-238/U-235 are the most common isotopes of uranium; add one neutron to those atoms and a nuclear fission reaction occurs.
2007-11-23 19:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think you can even walk into the same room with it...
but i do not know....
that is a funny thing to contemplate.....
2007-11-23 17:56:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
IDK BUT...
From way down in my cranium,
This prediction I do make:
That, if you eat uranium,
You'll get atomic ache.
Funny, huh?
2007-11-23 17:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by omnisource 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋