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I have had an old Geiger counter in my office for a number of years my dad gave me he got in a crate of junk he purchased. Best I can tell it doesn't work, I've
by donatj 4y ago
I have had an old Geiger counter in my office for a number of years my dad gave me he got in a crate of junk he purchased. Best I can tell it doesn't work, I've tried bananas and the like. I've always had a mild fear that the thing itself might be radioactive.
- mkl 4y agoPeople are more radioactive than bananas [1], so that's probably not too surprising. DrAwdeOccarim's sibling comment to yours mentions you can buy rocks to test with. [1] https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/how-many-bananas-would-i-need-to-eat-to-become-radioactive/ https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/how-many-bananas-would-...