When cartoonist Randall Munroe of the popular webcomic XKCD.Com designed a
Radiation Dose Chart explaining radiation exposure and how it affects the body, he did it as a public service. "I’m not an expert in radiation and I’m sure I’ve got a lot of mistakes in here," he wrote on his
blag, "but there’s so much wild misinformation out there that I figured a broad comparison of different types of dosages might be good anyway."
The chart soon appeared in major media outlets such
Al-Jazeera English,
The Guardian, and the
New York Times, proving that the media will consider any sources that will enhance their coverage. The chart's proven so popular that Munroe is currently translating it into Japanese for the Tokyo media.
Personally, it's the first time I've ever seen a major news outlet use a bananaphone to explain current events.
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