Carl, I wouldn't be too casual about leaving Trinitite out of a box where a grain or two could get under a nail, in your mouth, or eye, or in food. It still has enough ionizing radiation to send my TBM-3S contamination meter off scale on the .1 graduation. I use my sample to "wow" the casual visitor.
Ciao, Guido -----Original Message----- >From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[email protected]> >Sent: Jul 30, 2009 12:30 AM >To: Carl 's <[email protected]>, [email protected] >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Display idea for Riker boxes > >Carl, > > Since all the Trinitite was formed in July, 1945, >it's been undergoing radioactive decay for 64 years >now. The hot stuff in there decays rapidly. Its level >of activity is very weak now compared to when it was >"fresh." Trinitite would hardly make a geiger counter >twitter any more. > >Sterling K. Webb >------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Carl 's" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:40 PM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Display idea for Riker boxes > > > > > >Hi MikeG, > >Where did you get that 9 drawer chest? Did you make that? I built >something similar made of cardboard. It was to be a prototype but it >works fine for now. I like those apothecary jars. Reminds me of an old >candy counter at a drugstore. Would the meteorites near to the >trinitites absorb radiation? I've always wondered about them. > >Carl > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Search, add, and share the web’s latest sports >videos. Check it out. >http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_QA_HM_sports_videos_072009&cat=sports >______________________________________________ >http://www.meteoritecentral.com >Meteorite-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >______________________________________________ >http://www.meteoritecentral.com >Meteorite-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
