The author of a joke about cacti absorbing harmful radiation from computers has died
In the 80s, a group of physics students, which included Alexey Yang, decided to make a joke and released a fake study. The “researchers” claimed that a cactus placed next to the monitor completely absorbs the emitted radiation.
The inscription Low Radiation on the monitors of that time also spoke in favor of the students’ pseudo-theory. The joke was not immediately understood – the text was published in the magazine “Rabotnitsa”, the myth spread throughout Russia and still remains relevant.
It is reported that Alex was severely depressed due to his illness. He moved away from his loved ones and practically did not communicate with people.
