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They use these in pacemakers.
by flappyeagle 3y ago
They use these in pacemakers.
- nolok 3y agoI'm not saying they're unsafe (I don't know that, but I do trust my national agency if they certify it). I'm saying convincing people who need a peacemaker to not die about a magic device that keep their heart beating is much easier than convincing any random person to have a radioactive phone.
- mint2 3y agoNi-63 is a pure low energy beta emitter - what that means is your skin is enough to block it penetrating if it were outside the phone. While used as intended it would be safe but it’s a horrible idea for consumer electronics for disposal issues. Overall it sounds like a terrible idea though due to what happens when the phone reaches end of life or is smashed. Phone can’t be shredded and materials reclaimed without manually removing the battery. Phone releases free radioactive material into the environment if smashed. Terrible terrible idea for consumer electronic.
- themoonisachees 3y agoWrt to the shredding, isn't this already the case? You can't exactly shred a lipo or li-ion battery and not expect a battery fire.
- eesmith 3y agoNuclear powered pacemakers were definitely a thing. http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph241/degraw2/ http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph241/degraw2/