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Which takes me back to a shower thought I had a long time ago: How do you know you don't need a geiger counter unless you have one?
by ratsbane 8y ago
Which takes me back to a shower thought I had a long time ago: How do you know you don't need a geiger counter unless you have one?
- TheSoftwareGuy 8y agoSomebody else has one? Realistically though most things aren’t radioactive in a meaningful way.
- ratsbane 8y agoYep! I carry a Gamma Scout in my car: https://www.gamma-scout.com/EN/GammaFAQ.php https://www.gamma-scout.com/EN/GammaFAQ.php
- car 8y agoI had the same thought, and wanted to check some strange ore from the desert. Eventually I soldered my own Geiger counter, thanks to the fabulous Safecast project. This is it: https://blog.safecast.org/bgeigie-nano/ https://blog.safecast.org/bgeigie-nano/ It cost ~$650, but that's because it uses a very high-end geiger tube, and can detect alpha and beta in addition to gamma radiation. Comparable commercial devices do apparently cost a couple thousand. Low and behold, the desert rocks weren't radioactive. However, taking the counter on an airplane was quite shocking, and gave the cabin crew real concern.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago> ...taking the counter on an airplane was quite shocking, and gave the cabin crew real concern. Concern about radiation exposure or concern about the mysterious-looking device you whipped out mid flight? ;)
- ratsbane 8y agoI hadn't heard of Safecast before. Very interesting! Nice data sets there, too.