Why "Radioactive Frog"?
For people outside of the Oak
Ridge, Tennessee area this name might sound a little funny... To explain, Oak Ridge
is home to the US Department of Energy's nuclear research facilities. It's
also where nukes were made during the cold war. Post-WWII safety precautions
weren't the best, so needless to say, a lot of radioactive waste leaked out to the
surrounding countryside - including streams and ponds.
Frogs are well-known environmental indicators and will
readily absorb pollutants from the water they live in. A few years ago, frogs breeding
in contaminated ponds became radioactive and were setting off detectors and alarms as they
hopped around the complex. They had to build a special two foot high frog fence to contain
the frogs. The story of the radioactive frogs has become a local
legend, even the subject of a song:
By
the light of the Tennessee moon
From the bilious bubbles of a black lagoon
They make a hound dog howl a SWAT team swoon
Hot frogs on the loose
They've multiplied since '53
Slurping nuclear debris
Amphibious fabulous fancy free
Hot frogs on the loose
CHORUS:
Hippity hoppity here they come
Radioactive lookin' for fun
If you kiss 'em look out for the tongue
Hot frogs on the loose...
-From the song "Hot
Frogs on the Loose" by Fred Small.
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About Us
Radioactive Frog Web Designs, Inc. has been in business since 1997. We are a woman-owned small business
serving the Knoxville, Gatlinburg, and Oak Ridge, Tennessee areas as well as national
clients. We also welcome the chance to assist non-profit organizations.
We specialize in custom web site designs that are unique to each client's needs.
We combine a strong graphics and art background with
over 30 years of Information Technology industry experience. We can assist you
with setting up a web server at your office, host your site on one of our servers, or we
can set your site up at the ISP of your choosing. Tell us what YOUR IDEAS are
for YOUR COMPANY's website!
See our services/price list,
e-mail us,
or text us at (865) 264-3764 (BOG-FROG) for more information.
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