Bit odd Q, but does anyone in here have geiger counter?

[vrooom]

I would like to buy one just for novelty factor....
I am sure someone in PH has one... which geiger counter is good to buy?

[anonymous-user]

vrooom said:

I would like to buy one just for novelty factor....

I don't know why but I think it's great you want to buy one.

Presumably it doesn't do much unless you are near to something a bit nasty?

[DangerousMike]

i have used one, it worked, it was yellow.

get a yellow one?

stovey: try normal table salt vs Lo-salt... The low sodium salt is much more radioactive due to the potassium chloride it contains.

You can also try smoke detectors and brazil nuts.

Edited by DangerousMike on Tuesday 1st December 21:16

[elster]

DangerousMike said:

i have used one, it worked, it was yellow.

get a yellow one?

stovey: try normal table salt vs Lo-salt... The low sodium salt is much more radioactive due to the potassium chloride it contains.

You can also try smoke detectors and brazil nuts.

Edited by DangerousMike on Tuesday 1st December 21:16

I've seen one. It was also yellow.

Maybe yellow is the most accurate colour?

[Olivero]

DangerousMike said:

brazil nuts.

Edited by DangerousMike on Tuesday 1st December 21:16

Why Brazil nuts ?

[DieselGriff]

elster said:

I've seen one. It was also yellow.

Maybe yellow is the most accurate colour?

I'm sure, but blue as the fastest, surely.

[CrashTD]

Olivero said:

DangerousMike said:

brazil nuts.

Edited by DangerousMike on Tuesday 1st December 21:16

Why Brazil nuts ?

Contain Radium

[Olivero]

CrashTD said:

Olivero said:

DangerousMike said:

brazil nuts.

Edited by DangerousMike on Tuesday 1st December 21:16

Why Brazil nuts ?

Contain Radium

So you shouldn't carry nuts next your nuts then?

[eldar]

Olivero said:

DangerousMike said:

brazil nuts.

Edited by DangerousMike on Tuesday 1st December 21:16

Why Brazil nuts ?

Instant coffee is better. Makes counters click

[collateral]

A CCCP era one with sickles on and such like would be pretty funky

[CrashTD]

Olivero said:

CrashTD said:

Olivero said:

DangerousMike said:

brazil nuts.

Edited by DangerousMike on Tuesday 1st December 21:16

Why Brazil nuts ?

Contain Radium

So you shouldn't carry nuts next your nuts then?

As far as I know its relatively harmless.

Put it in the same category as 'double plug in an extension lead' and 'telephone mast near your house'

[NoNeed]

http://www.geigercounters.com/

[speed8]

Ehmmm, yeah, I've got a couple of RA meters in the cupboard next to me. One for measuring Gamma and one for measuring Neutron. We use Ludlum but I can't imagine they're cheap and they need to be calibrated every six months by an outside vendor.

http://www.ludlums.com/index.php?option=com_conten...

[DCS01]

We have a mobile unit at work, all up weight of the van is four tons and around £250,000 to replace.