And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, November 21, 2022
Judging by the look on that kid's face, he's already received a significant dose of radiation directly to the brain.
In 1950, American children could get the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab—a kit allowing them to make nuclear reactions at home using "actual radioactive material". Unfortunately, it was removed from shelves the next year.
Makes me wonder if that boy scout who cobbled together a nuclear reactor in his backyard shed back in the early 90s could've built something even more reactive in his shed if he'd had that kit.
I had a chunk of uranium ore my uncle in Utah gave me. I used it to cloud B&W film (my Dad worked in a film processing lab). Later in high school I used the physics teacher's geiger counter and found it was fairly radioactive. I think I still have it around somewhere.
The US has only managed to sell the M1 to eight other countries, compared to 18 for the Leopard 2. The export model of the Abrams is ‘Nerfed’ by removing the depleted uranium rods from its composite armour, so countries like Australia and Saudi Arabia get sub-par tanks. - Will The Ukraine De-Militarise Itself? Sept 26, 2022 59 Comments
Radioactive materials are in a lot more common use than most people realize. The next time you are at an airport, when viewing the aircrafts, look for a small finger shaped object on the upper exterior of the plane, near the cockpit. It is called a Radioactive Ice Detector Probe.
I don't know. It looks safe and effective to me.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Gilbert Science sets. I had the Telescope, Chemistry Set and Microscope. I was doing High-School level experiments when I was 10!
ReplyDeleteIt was 1950. They pulled the kits when they noticed 95% of them were being bought up and shipped to Russia.
ReplyDeleteMakes me wonder if that boy scout who cobbled together a nuclear reactor in his backyard shed back in the early 90s could've built something even more reactive in his shed if he'd had that kit.
ReplyDeleteI had a chunk of uranium ore my uncle in Utah gave me. I used it to cloud B&W film (my Dad worked in a film processing lab). Later in high school I used the physics teacher's geiger counter and found it was fairly radioactive. I think I still have it around somewhere.
ReplyDeleteWe are exposed to background radiation daily. Earths crust contains uranium and thorium in varying amounts. Granite in Calif is pretty radioactive.
ReplyDeleteThat might explain a things in California…
DeleteRadon gas.
DeleteProlly get more radiation from a typical airline flight.
ReplyDeleteHave a friend on the local HAZMAT team that got some interesting readings once from a couple of bunches of bananas sitting on a granite counter top.
ReplyDeleteIn Iraq every caliber above 50 had depleted uranium coating. the M1 tank's gun turret has reinforced uranium rebar for protection.
ReplyDeleteThe US has only managed to sell the M1 to eight other countries, compared to 18 for the Leopard 2. The export model of the Abrams is ‘Nerfed’ by removing the depleted uranium rods from its composite armour, so countries like Australia and Saudi Arabia get sub-par tanks.
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Sept 26, 2022 59 Comments
Radioactive materials are in a lot more common use than most people realize. The next time you are at an airport, when viewing the aircrafts, look for a small finger shaped object on the upper exterior of the plane, near the cockpit. It is called a Radioactive Ice Detector Probe.
ReplyDeleteJust don't put it near anything in the refrigerator; or a clock.
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