@clony101 you-- well yes but google search "ubuntu 11.10 old start menu" .. and yes they call it a startmenu to find it in the search.. lol and that seems to get rid of most errors. idk why but it works and makes it usable!
The polonium in cigarettes actualy comes from a fertilizer they use on the tabacco plant callled rock phosphate. Rock phosphate is mined from the ground and my or may not be purified. An intresting experment you can do is buy some rock phosphate and to a count on that. It should be mildly radioacitive.
That was interesting, and I agree the other materials of the cigarette will probably kill you first, but remember we aren't talking about 1 cig, but thousands. The polonium and other materials are trapped in your lungs and remain there over years. As for the source of the polonium, I had heard it was the soil that was radioactive.
@TakronRust ya i know. my whole computer got deleted so my editing software went with it. It'll be a while till full quality returns so im making dew with imovie in the mean time
It is not "particularly hard to find when a single atom will decay", it is impossible, their is no hidden mechanism only a probability that when you have several billion atoms you can start to see patterns in.
@hkparker it's funny, everyone comments about linux. what no one realizes is that im running vmware on my mac... i only use linux for science stuff :P
The metal cover blocks both alpha and beta particles, and is used if you only want to register gamma radiation. If you had that cover on as you were measuring the americium source (which I believe you did), you only registered gamma radiation from decay products. Americium-241 is only an alpha emitter. Also, that thing about the cigarette, seriously...
@iasedu no i didn't have the cover on. For all the tests the cover was off. This tube wont pick up gamma very well. And what's the problem with the cigarette ?
@soccerman1434 naw, bout 200 bucks but only because the guy who made them got the tubes for cheap. now the tubes went up in price so the price went up aswell
For the cigarettes, you know that tobacco (and all other plants) have C14? By default, any organic matter is slightly more radioactive than background. What you could do is test out cigarettes versus dried grass. Comparing cigarettes against background radiation is not good enough, you have to compare against regular plant matter to see if there is any difference.
I'd be interested in the results, I don't have a Geiger counter, so I can't try this out myself.
linux=woot winxp=woot mac=HEADS -.-
pielover8888 1 week ago in playlist Uploaded videos
*sigh* dude......SUBSCRIBED!
ggglllllll 1 month ago in playlist More videos from TheChemlife
Do you have a degree in chemistry?
JakeXVX 1 month ago
you should try a banana or a container of potassium salt substitute
scienceman64 1 month ago in playlist Radiation/Radioactive
Yaaaaaaay ubuntu 11.1
DactaDork 1 month ago
NERDDDDD
SharonNutzati 1 month ago
the new ubuntu sucks, i got mounting errors within a week
clony101 1 month ago
@clony101 you-- well yes but google search "ubuntu 11.10 old start menu" .. and yes they call it a startmenu to find it in the search.. lol and that seems to get rid of most errors. idk why but it works and makes it usable!
pielover8888 1 week ago in playlist Uploaded videos
nice geiger counter
nickbhalo 1 month ago in playlist Radiation/Radioactive
The polonium in cigarettes actualy comes from a fertilizer they use on the tabacco plant callled rock phosphate. Rock phosphate is mined from the ground and my or may not be purified. An intresting experment you can do is buy some rock phosphate and to a count on that. It should be mildly radioacitive.
99Chemicals 1 month ago
That was interesting, and I agree the other materials of the cigarette will probably kill you first, but remember we aren't talking about 1 cig, but thousands. The polonium and other materials are trapped in your lungs and remain there over years. As for the source of the polonium, I had heard it was the soil that was radioactive.
zbret 1 month ago in playlist Radiation/Radioactive
Your audio seems to be just a fraction off.
TakronRust 1 month ago
@TakronRust ya i know. my whole computer got deleted so my editing software went with it. It'll be a while till full quality returns so im making dew with imovie in the mean time
TheChemlife 1 month ago
@TheChemlife whata editing program did u use ? i use adobe cs5 kit from my comp. teacher. she let me download it to my pc.
AlChemicalLife 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
It is not "particularly hard to find when a single atom will decay", it is impossible, their is no hidden mechanism only a probability that when you have several billion atoms you can start to see patterns in.
PyroPudding 1 month ago
We have almost the same name!!!
TheScienceLife 1 month ago
I like ubuntu!
hkparker 1 month ago
@hkparker it's funny, everyone comments about linux. what no one realizes is that im running vmware on my mac... i only use linux for science stuff :P
TheChemlife 1 month ago
@TheChemlife cool I didn't noticed that. Gnuplot is available for mac too (via macports for example).
For other software take a look at macresearch org
MassimoC86 1 month ago
Kudos on being a fellow linux-using chemist ;)
sephirothsoul999 1 month ago
Here an official assessment about the radiation hazard of tobacco:
epa .gov / radiation/ sources/ tobacco.html
MassimoC86 1 month ago
The metal cover blocks both alpha and beta particles, and is used if you only want to register gamma radiation. If you had that cover on as you were measuring the americium source (which I believe you did), you only registered gamma radiation from decay products. Americium-241 is only an alpha emitter. Also, that thing about the cigarette, seriously...
iasedu 1 month ago
@iasedu no i didn't have the cover on. For all the tests the cover was off. This tube wont pick up gamma very well. And what's the problem with the cigarette ?
TheChemlife 1 month ago
@TheChemlife I'm mostly confused by what you did. You measured all a/b/g-emissions and peaked at about 7000 CPM?
iasedu 1 month ago
why havent the elves eaten your elbow yet? I am gonna have to punish some elfs. and are dead bodys radio active? like at grrravveeyyaarrddss? hehe
MyEquestrianLove 1 month ago
cool geiger counter; did it cost a fortune? thanks for the video!
soccerman1434 1 month ago
@soccerman1434 naw, bout 200 bucks but only because the guy who made them got the tubes for cheap. now the tubes went up in price so the price went up aswell
TheChemlife 1 month ago
For the cigarettes, you know that tobacco (and all other plants) have C14? By default, any organic matter is slightly more radioactive than background. What you could do is test out cigarettes versus dried grass. Comparing cigarettes against background radiation is not good enough, you have to compare against regular plant matter to see if there is any difference.
I'd be interested in the results, I don't have a Geiger counter, so I can't try this out myself.
yellowmetalcyborg 1 month ago
@yellowmetalcyborg hmm, that is a valid point.
TheChemlife 1 month ago
interesting, thanks for sharing
KingRyltar 1 month ago
That is a very nice geiger counter. :) Got any model numbers/specs on that?
TheCrazyInventor 1 month ago
Interesting video. Can you please give more details about the device you purchased?
Also I'm looking forward for the video about ThO2 from beach sand (also you can consider to extract it from thoriated TIG electrodes using H2O2).
Would be interesting to see the reduction to Thorium metal too :D
MassimoC86 1 month ago
You use Ubuntu. I approve.
thewii552 1 month ago
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evillogberry 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos