TIL the difference between Chekhov radiation and Cherenkov radiation
Cherenkov radiation is when a charged particle passes through a medium faster than the speed of light in that medium.
Chekhov radiation is when radiation is discovered in act one, and kills someone by act three.
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Chekov radiation is the kind that powers nuclear wessels.
No-one's really sure if Schrödinger radiation actually exists, and Murphy's radiation only seems to be detectable after a lethal dose.
I think the difference is just 3 letters.
Good joke, but the topic of advanced physics breaks community rules. Newton's laws may be somewhat understood by 3-6 year olds, but how radiation works and death not until closer to puberty.