Talk:Nutrient Block/@comment-50.58.19.254-20150530071414/@comment-174.243.79.174-20160106142430

Microwave ovens don't produce ionizing radiation like the Aurora's generator room does, they produce electromagnetic radiation. Two different phenomena, so making the comparison between them is a mistake. Ionizing radiation has three different particles: alpha, beta and gamma. Alpha particles, while easiest to keep outside your body (you can stop them with a sheet of paper), do the most damage once inside, and they can be inhaled or ingested. If the nutrient block had been contaminated with a high enough dose of alpha radiation and you ate it, it could be lethal.