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Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by K2h on Thursday May 18, 2023 @04:35PM (#35993704)
Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by ilyt on Thursday May 18, 2023 @06:24PM (#35995025)
I'm mildly disappointed that banana is not listed as option for test material
Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by Turskarama on Thursday May 18, 2023 @08:14PM (#35996157)
Even though bananas are famously radioactive, it's very low activity and I don't know that a regular detector could pick up the emissions from a single banana. You'd probably need a truck full of them.
Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by kneebonian on Thursday May 18, 2023 @10:23PM (#35997047)
For those curious about the radioactivity of bananas. https://what-if-origin.sciesnet.net/158/
Re:Why is my dryer radioactive? by BetterGeiger on Thursday May 18, 2023 @11:07PM (#35997264)
haha, yes... unfortunately they emit such an extremely tiny amount you can't measure it with ordinary means, I tried:

https://twitter.com/BetterGeiger/status/1523769482602196992