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Re: TRINITITE IS STILL RADIOACTIVE - Absolutely

>>Yes, trinitite is STILL radioactive..... it sets my geiger counter off
>>WELL, too.

I can also add, from personal experience, it tastes like chicken...... :)

Joel

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving here in the US



-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah K. Kennedy <jensaned@tir.com>
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999 7:39 PM
Subject: TRINITITE IS STILL RADIOACTIVE - Absolutely


>Dear Greg and List -
>
>Yes, trinitite is STILL radioactive..... it sets my geiger counter off
>WELL, too.
>
>And... I keep mine in a special suitcase in the garage.....
>
>(far back I might add) -
>
>There was a time when people made jewelry out of it....
>It HAS been known to burn skin pretty badly in this capacity...
>
>Not the "toy of choice" as a rock for the desk.
>
>It IS neat to have.... and occasionally ponder over, however.
>
>As far as background radiation... if we threw it into space far
>enough... maybe we could consider it residue from the big bang, right?
>(pun intended)
>
>Best,
>
>Sarah
>
>
>>
>> Dear List Members:
>>
>> There has been a lot of talk lately about trinitite.  I have recently
>> purchased a Geiger Counter from AWARE ELECTRONICS at
http://www.aw-el.com/   I
>>  purchased the RM 80, their best model.
>>
>> When I turned the geiger counter onto a 3.1 gram specimen of trinitite,
>> glassy shiny side up it went wild!!!  After 450 readings the average was
>> 440.14 micro Roentgens per hour.  The background radiation was only 8
uR/hr
>> by comparison.  I did not subtract the background from the total reading.
>>
>> I have enclosed a bitmap graph of the data.  You may find it interesting.
>> Like I said, I only recently purchased this geiger counter.  Does anyone
on
>> the list have any information regarding the measurement of radioactivity
ie
>> Curies, Roentgens, Bacquerals, etc
>>
>> In conclusion, Trinitite is still radioactive!!  So do not make any
jewerly
>> out of it or keep it in your pocket for "good luck".  Look forward to
hearing
>> your comments on this interesting subject.
>>
>> Sincerely
>> Greg Shanos
>>
>> PS  Meteorties tested so far, Allende, Millbillie and Murchison are all
equal
>> to the background therefore zero radioactivity.
>>
>>     ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>                          Name: Trinitite.bmp
>>           Part 1.2       Type: Windows Bitmap (image/x-MS-bmp)
>>                      Encoding: base64
>
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