Re:Collectors who hunt down radioactive glassware
by labster on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:02PM
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Heh, yeah. People sort of reflexively back away from the china cabinet. The toxicity of uranium is rather like lead: big heavy atom with lots of bonding available but really slow to move. But no one cowers from leaded crystal (except perhaps the State of California).
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Re:Collectors who hunt down radioactive glassware
by airhead969 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:40AM
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The State of California can bite my grandparents' vintage leaded crystal decanters without the Jameo or Glenlivet 12.
Edit: lead.. mmm. Yeah, I probably should only use them to serve, rather than store, to prevent bottle-chuggers.
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/it-dangerous-store-alcohol...
Also, wash your hands like after leaded soldering when handling the exteriors of alcoholic beverage containers:
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-06-2...