Going bananas over radiation

With all the worries over radiation leaks from Japan, and hoarding of Potassium Iodide tablets, I thought it valuable to repost a link to this story from last month which was very popular.

Many people in the USA would be surprised to learn that they will get more radiation from eating a single banana than they would from Japan’s nuclear reactors.

A banana equivalent dose is a concept occasionally used by nuclear power proponents to place in scale the dangers of radiation by comparing exposures to the radiation generated by a common banana.

Full story:

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/02/16/going-bananas-over-radiation/

UPDATE: My friend John Coleman of KUSI-TV in San Diego offers this explanatory video: