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by itishappy 572 days ago
No mention of the earlier XKCD mentioning the demon core? It's what set in motion my particular interest in nuclear accidents.

I don't agree with the author's analysis here. I think the demon core is simply memorable. It has a scary name and the beryllium sphere is iconic in a way the Kelley and SL-1 accidents simply aren't.

https://xkcd.com/1242/

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What's the Helvetica Scenario? Just a joke? I know all the other ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-yKmzP-4U

A bit from Look Around You, a (fantastic) British comedy show made to look like retro science classroom educational videos, from the minds of Peter Serafinowicz and Robert Popper