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fragmede
23 days ago
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Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modif...
They're not. Excessive high altitude flight increases your chance of developing melanoma.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9447865/
amelius
23 days ago
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Ok, I'll take an aisle seat more often now instead of a window seat.
userbinator
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Unless you fly as often as pilots and other onboard staff, it's unlikely to be significant.
londons_explore
23 days ago
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If flying were invented today, I bet it wouldn't be allowed due to the radiation. It's more than many medical procedures which guidelines say to only do when the medical benefits outweigh the radiation risk.
amelius
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I suppose if flying were invented today the plane would have no windows and the pilots would use cameras.
loeg
22 days ago
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Clearly the benefits of flying outweight the radiation risks, though.
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