They’re not so bad. I know one, real fungi.

That took me by surprise. I had no idea melanin protected from radiation like it does from the sun.

@Spacebar Would that mean that potentially people with high amounts of melanin in their skin would likely be safer during the aftermath of a nuclear accident/attack????

@inkican

My first thought, too. That scene is pure horror in both the show and book!

Come to think of it, the fediverse does kind of remind me of the ring gates.

Or Prax's invention.

Seems right. My first question was "Is that just interesting? Or deeply problematic?"

haha exactly what happened here

This made me snort out my soup from my nose. Thank you.

I was going to say, I think I've seen this sci Fi.

It wouldn’t be so horrifying if they mushrooms were just growing around it - we’d be like “yeah, mushrooms are resilient.” It’s the “growing towards” part that makes it so unnerving, like it has a plan.

Honestly, if any life was going to beat radiation, I’m not surprised it’s mushrooms. They are amazing.

Also, I wonder if they have Mulberry trees in Chernobyl because I can’t kill those things it axes, poison, or digging them up. I bet they’d fare well too.