Frazz by Jef Mallett for January 24, 2013
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Transcript:
Girl: Heidi brought her x-rays in to show the class. Frazz: Cool! Girl: Didn't that expose me to something dangerous? Frazz: Just knowledge. Girl: A little knowledge is supposed to be a dangerous thing. Frazz: But a lot is good. Like radiation, only backward.
It’s interesting how attitudes evolve. In my youth, every shoe store had an x-ray machine. You put on the shoes and stuck your feet in; so you could see where your toes came to. Now just to get a dental x-ray, you get the lead bib. And the technician stands in the next county. I’ll bet people got more radiation exposure from buying shoes than they have in a lifetime of dental x-rays.