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Before 9/11, my little sister built a cloud chamber for the science fair. This required using a small vile of Uranium, which my dad was able to obtain for her f
by davidcuddeback 15y ago
Before 9/11, my little sister built a cloud chamber for the science fair. This required using a small vile of Uranium, which my dad was able to obtain for her from a nearby university. This didn't require any extraordinary connections or security clearance. I think he just phoned up a professor and drove to the university to meet him. This was probably 2000 or 2001. I suspect this wouldn't be possible now, after 9/11, but I haven't tried.
- jgrahamc 15y agoAmazon.com sells Uranium ore: http://www.amazon.com/Images-SI-Inc-Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XXM/ http://www.amazon.com/Images-SI-Inc-Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XX... or get it from United Nuclear: http://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_4 http://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath...
- mikeash 15y agoYou can buy uranium ore off Amazon. I'm not sure if it's the right stuff for a cloud chamber, but it looks like it: http://www.amazon.com/Images-SI-Inc-Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XXM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1326130333&sr=8-5 http://www.amazon.com/Images-SI-Inc-Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XX...
- Newgy 15y agoThe reviews on this are hilarious.
- aidenn0 15y agoWe used to use orange fiesta-ware when we needed a source of ionizing radiation; they used uranium as a colorant for quite some time.
- ams6110 15y agoIf you are really determined, you can refine it yourself. http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/uranium-chemistry/ http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/uranium-chemistry...