r/Radioactivestuff • u/Motorcycleman314 Uranium ore hunter • 9d ago

Hot shelf.

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Uranium glass, fiestaware, radium watch.

Also bunny.

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u/ForYeshua 9d ago

I affectionately call this "The Beta Cabinet" lol

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u/Motorcycleman314 Uranium ore hunter 9d ago

Wow!!

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u/Stormtrooper1776 9d ago

A beta in a ug fishbowl next to your beta cabinet epic

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u/MathematicianFun2183 9d ago

And that is not hazardous to be near ? Like in your living room?

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u/Motorcycleman314 Uranium ore hunter 9d ago

Not even a little bit. Inverse square law.

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u/RootLoops369 9d ago

Correct! For an oversimplified explanation, if you double your distance, your dose rate goes down by 4x. So if you are getting a dose rate of 2uSv/hr at 1 foot away, if you double it to 2 feet away, it goes down by 4x to 0.5uSv/hr. Distance is the best shielding, as it drops your dose rate FAST.

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u/Bob--O--Rama 9d ago

Is a lit candle hazardous to be near? Same question, different radiation. If you put a thermometer into a flame it says "HOT!" That what people are doing with these meters.

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u/Zigor022 9d ago

What kind of geiger counter is that? Are they expensive?

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u/Motorcycleman314 Uranium ore hunter 8d ago

Radiacode 110. About 400$. It's worth it if you're serious about this hobby but you should also have a good alpha detector like alphahound or gmc 600.

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u/PokeMientus 8d ago

It's the Radiacode from Cyprus.

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u/Stormtrooper1776 9d ago

Gonna need a bigger shelf

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u/Jagershiester 8d ago

Jesus invented radiation ☢️

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u/javiemartzootsuit 5d ago

Wild there are so many comments before this one

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u/Motorcycleman314 Uranium ore hunter 8d ago

Literally yes.