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Is it irresponsible to just not tell the jeweler what it is? You’ve already confirmed that it’s not radioactive.

jamal-kumar 3y ago
They won't hear me out, tried a few times. People don't know a damn thing about this stuff they just assume you're insane for even touching it Keep in mind these are the same people who are afraid of microwave ovens Hell even we were a little freaked out of it enough to go hit a scientific supply shop before realizing it's well past its half-life
- ada1981 3y ago
  Did you try saying “hear me out” in a TikTok millennial monotone tone?
  - jamal-kumar 3y ago
    No I went gen Z and said "no cap this radioactive rock be bussin but lowkey safe"
    - icepat 3y ago
      You're being rather aggressively dog-piled on in this thread. How odd.
    - wayvey 3y ago
      Well responded, love the irony here. True connoisseur of expression.
    - ada1981 3y ago
      I wasn’t really sure how you’d respond to my comment, but this is actually kind of funny.
- roywiggins 3y ago
  > it's well past its half-life I'm not sure that's how half-lives work...
petee 3y ago
Not sure exactly what the OP means by "wrap it", but if you are asking a jeweler to grind it then yes, it would be irresponsible not to mention, even if you thought it was clean. Ingesting/breathing has the potential to be dangerous. Hunter Scott has a fun article where his friend helped him test his sample in a lab -- https://www.hscott.net/analyzing-trinitite-a-radioactive-piece-of-nuclear-history/ https://www.hscott.net/analyzing-trinitite-a-radioactive-pie...
- jamal-kumar 3y ago
  By wrap it, I mean wrap it in gold Wire wrap jewelry right now is a big thing Nobody needs to grind a thing that would be such a waste, it's a very brittle silicate. That link is really interesting however it says you pretty much have to eat the stuff for it to have any ill effect. Sand for breakfast, anyone?
- perihelions 3y ago
  - "So, ignoring alpha and beta radiation," I think most of the radiation in that sample is alpha. The gamma peak they measured the 2nd-highest count for is the 59 keV from Am-241. The invisible monster they can't detect is the 5,486 keV alpha generated by that same isotope. That's the main hazard there—should someone remove the sample from the glass vial and somehow get significant exposure to dust. (Otherwise, the glass is more than sufficient shielding).
rqtwteye 3y ago
It’s pretty unethical to withhold information from people who wouldn’t do the work if they had this information .

They won't hear me out, tried a few times. People don't know a damn thing about this stuff they just assume you're insane for even touching it Keep in mind these are the same people who are afraid of microwave ovens Hell even we were a little freaked out of it enough to go hit a scientific supply shop before realizing it's well past its half-life

ada1981 3y ago
Did you try saying “hear me out” in a TikTok millennial monotone tone?
- jamal-kumar 3y ago
  No I went gen Z and said "no cap this radioactive rock be bussin but lowkey safe"
  - icepat 3y ago
    You're being rather aggressively dog-piled on in this thread. How odd.
  - wayvey 3y ago
    Well responded, love the irony here. True connoisseur of expression.
  - ada1981 3y ago
    I wasn’t really sure how you’d respond to my comment, but this is actually kind of funny.
roywiggins 3y ago
> it's well past its half-life I'm not sure that's how half-lives work...

petee 3y ago

Not sure exactly what the OP means by "wrap it", but if you are asking a jeweler to grind it then yes, it would be irresponsible not to mention, even if you thought it was clean. Ingesting/breathing has the potential to be dangerous. Hunter Scott has a fun article where his friend helped him test his sample in a lab -- https://www.hscott.net/analyzing-trinitite-a-radioactive-piece-of-nuclear-history/ https://www.hscott.net/analyzing-trinitite-a-radioactive-pie...

jamal-kumar 3y ago
By wrap it, I mean wrap it in gold Wire wrap jewelry right now is a big thing Nobody needs to grind a thing that would be such a waste, it's a very brittle silicate. That link is really interesting however it says you pretty much have to eat the stuff for it to have any ill effect. Sand for breakfast, anyone?
perihelions 3y ago
- "So, ignoring alpha and beta radiation," I think most of the radiation in that sample is alpha. The gamma peak they measured the 2nd-highest count for is the 59 keV from Am-241. The invisible monster they can't detect is the 5,486 keV alpha generated by that same isotope. That's the main hazard there—should someone remove the sample from the glass vial and somehow get significant exposure to dust. (Otherwise, the glass is more than sufficient shielding).

rqtwteye 3y ago

It’s pretty unethical to withhold information from people who wouldn’t do the work if they had this information .