Experiments with radiation

I show a few runs on my recently purchased Geiger counter and talk about the random nature of radioactivity. At one point I mention that the radioactivity from cigarettes isn't very dangerous. Be clear that in no way do i support smoking, I was just clarifying that one area of smoking wont kill you (it's the cyanide, benzene, etc that'll do you in).

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• Radiation
• Ionizing Radiation
• gegier counter
• thechemlife
• geiger
• thorium
• americium
• smoke
• Nuclear
• Nuclear Physics
• Software Tutorial

[TakronRust]

Your audio seems to be just a fraction off.

[TheChemlife]

@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

[hkparker]

I like ubuntu!

[TheChemlife]

@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

[iasedu]

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...

[TheChemlife]

@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 ?

[pielover8888]

@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]

linux=woot winxp=woot mac=HEADS -.-

[ggglllllll]

*sigh* dude......SUBSCRIBED!

[AlChemicalLife]

@TheChemlife whata editing program did u use ? i use adobe cs5 kit from my comp. teacher. she let me download it to my pc.

[JakeXVX]

Do you have a degree in chemistry?

[scienceman64]

you should try a banana or a container of potassium salt substitute

[DactaDork]

Yaaaaaaay ubuntu 11.1

[SharonNutzati]

NERDDDDD

[clony101]

the new ubuntu sucks, i got mounting errors within a week

[nickbhalo]

nice geiger counter