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Amazon.com is selling Uranium Ore

20 points by abhishekdelta 13y ago

anupshinde 13y ago
"I bought this to power a home-made submarine" :P
mumbi 13y ago
I'm really enjoying the comments.
cylinder 13y ago
What is the most interesting thing I could do with this?
- Osmium 13y ago
  Wouldn't use uranium, because as another poster mentions it's more a novelty and there are better materials you could use, but you could make your own cloud chamber to observe radioactive decay with the naked eye. Makes for a really cool science demonstration :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pewTySxfTQk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pewTySxfTQk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_chamber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_chamber
- ryusage 13y ago
  Test your geiger counter, it sounds like. I think that's about it.
- nyarlathotep 13y ago
  Make a hardware RNG that's truly random by detecting the interval between decay events :)
  - telephonetemp 13y ago
    > detecting the interval between decay events How do you do that?
    - nyarlathotep 13y ago
      http://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/hardware3.html http://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/hardware3.html HotBits already has implemented the idea
- ChuckMcM 13y ago
  There isn't a whole lot you can do with it, you are basically getting a rock. You can show it is radioactive by running a geiger counter across it. Interestingly enough the old rare earth mine in Nevada, back when it was closed and essentially "abandoned" had a variety of radioactive materials in its tailings (the most common being Thorium) we did a science trip once to grab some and figure out the various isotopes in it. If you put it in an air tight container you can collect Radon.
aray 13y ago
It's so low-radioactivity that it's license exempt. The warning labels are just for novelty. You probably have a more radioactive americium source in each of your smoke detectors than in that entire jar.
ultimatedelman 13y ago
Might I recommend you also add a banana slicer to your cart? http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Banana-Slicer/dp/B0047E0EII/ref=pd_sim_sbs_gro_8 http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Banana-Slicer/dp/B0047E0EI...
koichi 13y ago
The reviews are where the real fun is at.
sergiotapia 13y ago
And now I'm probably on some watch list.
zdw 13y ago
If you really want to get on the NSA's list, pick up this Thermite Kit: http://www.skylighter.com/mall/product-details.asp?id=2540 http://www.skylighter.com/mall/product-details.asp?id=2540
- ChuckMcM 13y ago
  That is great stuff! :-)
ImprovedSilence 13y ago
I mean, it's just rocks from the ground right? "Radioactive Ore Sample (NORM) Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials" amazon comments are gold though.
swamp40 13y ago
Here's another classic. A 55 gallon drum full of personal lubricant: http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Natural-Water-Based-Lubricant-Gallon/dp/B005MR3IVO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378747813&sr=8-1&keywords http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Natural-Water-Based-Lubricant-...
coryfklein 13y ago
I just love how it's categorized under "Occupational Health & Safety Products." Does this mean I can list my chloroform under the "Cosmetics" category too?

20 points by abhishekdelta 13y ago

anupshinde 13y ago

"I bought this to power a home-made submarine" :P

mumbi 13y ago

I'm really enjoying the comments.

cylinder 13y ago

What is the most interesting thing I could do with this?

Osmium 13y ago
Wouldn't use uranium, because as another poster mentions it's more a novelty and there are better materials you could use, but you could make your own cloud chamber to observe radioactive decay with the naked eye. Makes for a really cool science demonstration :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pewTySxfTQk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pewTySxfTQk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_chamber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_chamber
ryusage 13y ago
Test your geiger counter, it sounds like. I think that's about it.
nyarlathotep 13y ago
Make a hardware RNG that's truly random by detecting the interval between decay events :)
- telephonetemp 13y ago
  > detecting the interval between decay events How do you do that?
  - nyarlathotep 13y ago
    http://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/hardware3.html http://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/hardware3.html HotBits already has implemented the idea
ChuckMcM 13y ago
There isn't a whole lot you can do with it, you are basically getting a rock. You can show it is radioactive by running a geiger counter across it. Interestingly enough the old rare earth mine in Nevada, back when it was closed and essentially "abandoned" had a variety of radioactive materials in its tailings (the most common being Thorium) we did a science trip once to grab some and figure out the various isotopes in it. If you put it in an air tight container you can collect Radon.

aray 13y ago

It's so low-radioactivity that it's license exempt. The warning labels are just for novelty. You probably have a more radioactive americium source in each of your smoke detectors than in that entire jar.

ultimatedelman 13y ago

Might I recommend you also add a banana slicer to your cart? http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Banana-Slicer/dp/B0047E0EII/ref=pd_sim_sbs_gro_8 http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Banana-Slicer/dp/B0047E0EI...

koichi 13y ago

The reviews are where the real fun is at.

sergiotapia 13y ago

And now I'm probably on some watch list.

zdw 13y ago

If you really want to get on the NSA's list, pick up this Thermite Kit: http://www.skylighter.com/mall/product-details.asp?id=2540 http://www.skylighter.com/mall/product-details.asp?id=2540

ChuckMcM 13y ago
That is great stuff! :-)

ImprovedSilence 13y ago

I mean, it's just rocks from the ground right? "Radioactive Ore Sample (NORM) Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials" amazon comments are gold though.

swamp40 13y ago

Here's another classic. A 55 gallon drum full of personal lubricant: http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Natural-Water-Based-Lubricant-Gallon/dp/B005MR3IVO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378747813&sr=8-1&keywords http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Natural-Water-Based-Lubricant-...

coryfklein 13y ago

I just love how it's categorized under "Occupational Health & Safety Products." Does this mean I can list my chloroform under the "Cosmetics" category too?