Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: TimS Newsgroups: comp.sys.raspberry-pi Subject: Re: My darn NAS... Date: 14 Jan 2021 13:10:01 GMT Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <20210113182113.5abc8464b59aee1ec444050a@eircom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net QkClm1GZ/KRsuYwX///GlgCdeNs6ljr9VgxThnckrQwHUkLffq Cancel-Lock: sha1:tguRLP7IB6VoWqw0TsBGUZs548o= X-No-Archive: Yes User-Agent: Usenapp/0.97.1/l for MacOS - Full License Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.raspberry-pi:25902 On 14 Jan 2021 at 12:58:22 GMT, Daniel James wrote: > In article , The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> Ah we have the solution - modulated X-Rays. >> >> well you may well laugh...why stop there. Gamma rays? > > You do know that X-Rays and Gamma rays are essentially the same thing? > > They occupy much the same part of the EM spectrum. The distinction > often made between them is to do with their means of production. Gamma > rays are produced inside the atomic nucleus while X-Rays are created by > relaxation of highly excited electrons outside the nucleus. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray#Gamma_rays Both are ionising, so can cause radiation damage. Gamma rays are much more energetic, however. Stuff like UV, visible light, and whatever 5G uses is not ionising. -- Tim