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Simpler and cheaper and much more visual, build yourself a cloud chamber [1] and actually see the particle zip through it. A transparent container, a flash ligh

Simpler and cheaper and much more visual, build yourself a cloud chamber [1] and actually see the particle zip through it. A transparent container, a flash light, some isopropanol, and some dry ice and you are good to go. Maybe one could even replace the dry ice with really cold ice cube, then many people would have everything required at home, but I have only done it with dry ice so far. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_chamber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_chamber

PaulHoule 2y ago
That's true. I remember my dad bringing home a block of dry ice and making a cloud chamber when I was a kid but I wasn't so impressed. Maybe I would have been more impressed had I also gotten a radioactive source. The dry ice experiment I did with my son was putting a dry ice pellet into a PET bottle and watching it explode maybe 40 minutes later. (A few minutes if you add cold water, goes off like a hand grenade if you use hot water) The same concept can be done with liquid nitrogen or with a mixture of chemicals that produces gas, such as aluminum foil with either a strong acid or a base. [1] [1] https://publicintelligence.net/vermont-fusion-center-improvised-chemical-pressure-bomb-warning/ https://publicintelligence.net/vermont-fusion-center-improvi...