 SvampeBob
Male, 18-29, Europe
 3088 Posts
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:45:19 AM
holy poo berlin here I come! |
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 idiotfilter
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
3934 Posts
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 8:47:02 AM
ya know what's not totally awesome....germans saying "totally awesome"
DEY TUK ER JOBS! |
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 jib
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
314 Posts
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Monday, August 16, 2010 11:27:46 PM
ez totally aszowme |
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 meepmaker
Male, 30-39, Southern US
6716 Posts
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Monday, August 16, 2010 7:23:33 AM
Looks neat. |
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 mollyscary
Female, 13-17, Western US
260 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:44:15 PM
WANT...my cousin in Berlin is gonna steal it and send it to me and Ze Nazis are gonna rule again. |
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 GRadde
Male, 18-29, Europe
2567 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:35:32 PM
...and a few Gamma rays here and there. Score! |
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 ScottSerious
Male, 18-29, Western US
5329 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:27:37 PM
awesomeness |
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 danthew
Male, 18-29, Europe
2137 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:10:32 PM
"And it is useful for ?"
Science, bitch. Science. |
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oxyl
Male, 30-39, Canada
919 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 11:00:41 AM
that is beyond awesome |
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 Bioshocker
Male, 13-17, Europe
595 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 10:53:24 AM
I'm off to Berlin! Very good display :) |
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 geekphr34k
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
34 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 9:52:19 AM
NO we need the shamWOW guy to demonstrate this!!! if only he was super geeky... |
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 Neagle
Male, 30-39, Western US
1405 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 9:32:08 AM
Next time I find myself in Berlin I will check it out. I applaud the narrator for sharing this video. |
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 martinikene
Male, 18-29, Europe
307 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 9:23:30 AM
And it is useful for ? |
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 shappy
Male, 18-29, Canada
758 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 8:50:47 AM
we learned about this in physics its really cool |
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 wyngit
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
153 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 6:48:17 AM
seriously needs a better narrator. |
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sawdusty
Male, 40-49, Canada
493 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 6:07:31 AM
Meh. would be more interesting if they got someone like Billy Maze to narrate it. |
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 lukas1051
Male, 18-29, Europe
3420 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 5:20:48 AM
Wow, what an amazing visual representation of radiation.
Also just a bit of info since nobody here really know what they're on about:
Alpha radiation is very ionising and very dangerous, although luckily it doesn't penetrate very far. The only place in the human body that is thin enough to be penetrated is your lungs, so as long as you don't breathe it in you should be ok. If you do though... :S
Beta radiation is less dangerous, but penetrates further. But as long as you're not too close to it there's not a lot to worry about, it won't get into your body.
Gamma radiation on the other hand is all around us and travels for miles. It can penetrate most things. It's mostly harmless though, unless you're exposed to high concentrated amounts it's nothing to worry about.
So really, unless you're exposed to high levels of radiation, it's not something to worry about. It's not like radioactive materials are extremely common anyway. |
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 CrakrJak
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
14459 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 3:51:27 AM
A primer on Alpha, Beta, Gamma radiation
Radiation Types
As you can see Alpha particles can be rather dangerous, Especially to your skin, Even though they don't penetrate very far. |
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 alpensepp
Male, 70 & Over, Europe
1100 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:59:08 AM
she has a strange accent. |
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 Joshalos
Male, 13-17, Europe
9 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:22:13 AM
Oh hang on, I think the radium was actually put in the chamber. In that case, it onto has a half life of 55 seconds which means it loses half of the radiation in that time. Then it takes another 55 seconds to lose half of THAT amount untill eventually it becomes a stable atom and not an ion. Still, if it breaks while it still is an ion, razordragon pretty much sums it up. |
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Joshalos
Male, 13-17, Europe
9 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:16:25 AM
"But what do you do if the glass breaks and the radiation gets out?"
The radiation to begin with was background radiation. It's all around us anyway and has no harming effects on us.
Also, the radioactive elements she put into the container weren't permanantly in there but if they were, as long as you didn't swallow any alpha or beta sources, you'd be fine.
If it was a gamma source, you'd better run. Fast. |
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 razordragon
Male, 18-29, Canada
338 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:09:34 AM
@ homegrown. Alpha and Beta radiation is nothing to worry about, they have barely any penetration power and do significinatly less damage to cells. It's gamma rad that you have to worry about. |
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 DRxSATANx
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
322 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 1:36:19 AM
damn thats trippy |
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Homegrown71
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
226 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 1:05:00 AM
More interesting than TV, least for the first few hours i'd say. But what do you do if the glass breaks and the radiation gets out? |
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 hairyshyt
Male, 30-39, Europe
189 Posts
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:24:04 AM
Next step is to make a radioactive snowglobe. |
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