Priceless

A research organization in Nara began a process of restoring historical manuscripts that was damaged by the water of tsunami 3 months ago. A tube of 1.8m in diameter and 6m in length, this world largest device of its kind freezes the soaked documents in minus 40 degree Celsius, then dry them. They say this way the sheets of papers will not stick together and can be easily separated and makes restoration easier and safer. It's quite interesting for what we would do for pieces of paper. Something is priceless. Fukushima officials decided to provide radiation detectors to all the local children under age 15. One interviewee was saying in the news report that "more important is to move all the schools and children out of the area and that should be government and municipality's priority." It would not make any difference to know what radiation level where you are right now, if you can't leave the place, would it? The device won't tell the kids which direction or how far they should run away to... 

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