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Old 10-31-2001, 12:10 PM   #7
russotto
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Re: Tunguska Event...from the BBC

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Originally posted by Nothing But Net


What amazes me is that dead trees still exist on the landscape after 93 years!

Shouldn't those trees be sawdust by now? Or does radiation really prolong decay?
Radiation would prolong decay, but there probably wasn't much radiation far above visible light from the blast. I think most likely what prolongs decay is cold Siberian temperatures.
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