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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 tho
by 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 agoBy 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).