What's 'fallout'?

Malta Soron · Post by **Malta Soron** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:47 pm

What kinda stuff is 'fallout' exactly?

UncleScratchy · Post by **UncleScratchy** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:52 pm

Nuclear war - radiation, etc.

Malta Soron · Post by **Malta Soron** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:45 pm

I know that it's radioactive and that it looks like ashes, but what is it?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:08 am

Dangerous radioactive dust that is in the air after a nucelar explosion

Source: Oxfords Advaced Learnes Dictionary.

Malta Soron · Post by **Malta Soron** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:00 pm

Where does this dust come from? Why is it radioactive?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:26 am

It comes from the explosion and it is radioactive due to it beeing an explosion of nuclear material.

If you have ever seen a picture of TV-shot of a nuclear bomb, then you will have seen the "mushroom cloud" that appears at explosion. That cloud consist of dust from the effects of the explosion, and because the explosion is nuclear it causes radiation which thus will cause the dust to be radioactive.

In the Fallout Universe - many such explosions have taken place (nuclear war/apocalyptic war) and such dust have been spread around in the atmosphere.

Malta Soron · Post by **Malta Soron** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:08 am

Thanks.