Re:Why is my dryer radioactive?
by K2h on Thursday May 18, 2023 @04:35PM
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$149 for https://www.bettergeiger.com/product-list/p/better-geiger-ra...
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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
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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
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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
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haha, yes... unfortunately they emit such an extremely tiny amount you can't measure it with ordinary means, I tried: