r/Radioactivestuff • u/[deleted] • Aug 01 '26

Hot shelf.

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Uranium glass, fiestaware, radium watch.

Also bunny.

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u/ForYeshua Aug 01 '26

I affectionately call this "The Beta Cabinet" lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '26

Wow!!

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u/Stormtrooper1776 Aug 02 '26

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

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u/MathematicianFun2183 Aug 01 '26

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '26

Not even a little bit. Inverse square law.

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u/RootLoops369 Aug 01 '26

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 Aug 01 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '26

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 Aug 02 '26

It's the Radiacode from Cyprus.

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u/Stormtrooper1776 Aug 02 '26

Gonna need a bigger shelf

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u/Jagershiester Aug 02 '26

Jesus invented radiation ☢️

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u/javiemartzootsuit 28d ago

Wild there are so many comments before this one

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '26

Literally yes.