Natural tobacco, like I smoke, has a lot more radiation than bananas[1]. In the form of Polonium-210, mostly absorbed from phosphate fertilizers. Turns out the content is actually higher in "organic" tobacco[2].
So as I light this cigarette, I'm going to reflect for the millionth time on why I should've gotten addicted to bananas instead. But all else being equal, either cancer is cured in the next 20 years or we're all dying in a nuclear war, so, smoke up. And eat your bananas.
Its an entrenched tradition in the USA, "tobacco culture" says it doesn't taste right without added radio actives. I've not looked in a decade but it may still be illegal to produce tobacco without it here.
I think about smoking almost daily, although I haven't smoked in 20 years.
We just haven't created anything remotely comparable to smoking that looks as cool, and fills that fidget hobby space in the same way. I used to love rolling my own cigarettes, and just the act of smoking. Was hoping some sort of vitamin nicotine free vape would fill the same void, but so far nothing has.
So as I light this cigarette, I'm going to reflect for the millionth time on why I should've gotten addicted to bananas instead. But all else being equal, either cancer is cured in the next 20 years or we're all dying in a nuclear war, so, smoke up. And eat your bananas.
[1] http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2019/ph241/lord1/ [2] https://www.straightdope.com/21343841/does-smoking-organical...