Radon is radioactive. The alpha particles it emits can break down polymers and degrade plastics.

bluGill 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Interseting - I have high radon (mitigeted in the house via a fan), if I burry fibre what will I need to do to get something that will work? I have an outbuilding that I want to give internet.

	▲	lima 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No, radiation from radon at naturally occurring levels won't cause any damage to plastics.

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CamperBob2 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If it were radioactive enough to do that, you'd have a much bigger problem than some networking flakiness.

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VanTheBrand 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I don’t disagree but your comment made it sound impossible which it isn’t.

	▲	CamperBob2 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It absolutely is, for all practical purposes. Alpha radiation won't go more than 100 um or so into plastic.