# Are bananas radioactive **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [November 27, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bananas-radioactive/738737 "2015-11-27T17:47:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![waddlingeagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@waddlingeagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waddlingeagle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bananas-radioactive/738737/1 "2015-11-27T17:47:03Z")
The column “Are Bananas Radioactive?” greatly understates the case. In fact, all organically grown, non-GMO, gluten-free food is radioactive. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bananas-radioactive/738737/2 "2015-11-27T19:30:01Z")
No doubt, but I’ll bet that all GMO, glutenful food grown in laboratory vats is even worse. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bananas-radioactive/738737/3 "2015-11-27T20:31:48Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > No doubt, but I’ll bet that all GMO, glutenful food grown in laboratory vats is even worse. Since the subject is radioactivity, I’d take that bet. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bananas-radioactive/738737/4 "2015-11-27T21:07:56Z")
Depends. Are the laboratory vats at the bottom of the Homestake mine? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bananas-radioactive/738737/5 "2015-11-27T21:47:39Z")
Not sure of the model/design of Una’s radiac meter. We used a model called AN/PDR something - it’s been a few decades. We had to monitor ammo shipments of DU (depleted uranium) penetrators for radiation emission until it got so stupid, the powers called it off except in case of physical damage. As she did, you take a background reading in the area/room, then a reading in close proximity to the ammo, and determine the contribution of the ammo (x-y=z). We’d screw around and turn the detector up at the flourescent lights. Those babies were killing us.:eek: And the sun, when you’re outside, just a nuclear inferno.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Powers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bananas-radioactive/738737/6 "2015-11-29T00:15:30Z")
> [@waddlingeagle](#): > > In fact, all organically grown, non-GMO, gluten-free food is radioactive. :eek: Carbon-14? Powers &8^] ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bananas-radioactive/738737/7 "2015-12-01T23:49:06Z")
I kept waiting for the column to discuss radioactive spiders. After all, those are much more significant than radioactive bananas. That is, unless [Bananaman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananaman) gets his powers from eating them. PS I didn’t even know there was a Bananaman until I googled before posting this. Not surprised, though.