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A Primer on Nuclear Safety: 1.3.3 Heat, Water, Steam, Mistakes
Posted on June 24, 2008
1.3.3 Heat, Water, Steam, MistakesHomer Simpson is wedded in the public mind to the issue of nuclear safety. We of course know that Homer is a reactor operator, and we know that Homer is going to make mistakes. Much of the Simpson's humor comes from a wedding of the horrifying and the funny, and the jokes that link Homer's professional lapses, with nuclear safety, are perfect examples of that link. We know that Homer is going to make mistakes, and that his job means that his mistakes can cause things to go horribly wrong. Some where in the back of their mind, most Simpson viewers, are prob...
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