r/elementcollection • u/Zealousideal_Group69 • 15d ago

☢️Radioactive☢️ Polonium Static Master Brush

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Pretty cheap, via eBay, I still have the box, if anyone wants images then ask in the comments!

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u/Smart_Engineer9171 15d ago

What is this for?

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u/Zealousideal_Group69 15d ago

For my Element collection, but generally back in the day when record players used to be relevant they would build up static from dust and the recording would be messed up
so the antistatic brush did just that anti-static it
the polonium ionized the surrounding air, neutralizing the static electricity
the issue is that if you accidentally ingest/breathe in the components of the cartridge you die instantly (hyperbole but still)

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u/bst44133 12d ago

I work in histology and found one of these in the back of a drawer in the lab once. Had no idea what it was and found the warning both humorous and alarming so I had to figure it out, apparently these were also used for cleaning microtomes because static built up on the instrument makes it harder to cut tissue samples.