[meteorite-list] TRINITITE

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:54 2004
Message-ID: <OE67bAHCfcuZqvN63mM00006c31_at_hotmail.com>

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Guess that teaches me not to spell check....:-)

Gigacounters can be bought on eBay of course. Do not buy one of the chea=
p ones. Look to spend $100-$300.00. They have old military surplus...wh=
ich I bought one just to try and it has to be recalibrated again and I ju=
st did a week ago.

So the next question someone has is how do you calibrate a gigacouter. W=
ith a uranium ball. I have over a hundred. If anyone wants one let me =
know. Since John asked first...send me your address and I will send you =
two. =20

Mark Bostick

----- Original Message -----
From: John Gwilliam
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:49 PM
To: MARK BOSTICK; Edward Hodges; mlblood_at_cox.net
Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] TRINITITE

Where can I buy one of these "gigacounters ? I've been out of college so=
 long I didn't know such a thing existed. I always thought the device us=
ed to detect ionizing radiation was a Geiger counter, or more correctly c=
alled, a Geiger Muller counter.

When and where will you be selling your uranium balls?

Best,

John Gwilliam

At 04:20 PM 5/28/02 -0500, MARK BOSTICK wrote:

Hello All,
 =20
My trinite will just barely moves my gigacounter....barely. The uranium =
balls I have (and will soon be selling) move it more. My furniture does =
not move the gigacounter (nor does any of meteorites or anything else I c=
ould find in my house. =20
 =20
My father was a radition specialist in the army and use to give classes i=
n the early 80's when everybody was still kinda worried about Russia nuki=
ng the US. They used these heavy lead boxes to store small radioactive t=
hings in. =20
 =20
Also I do not believe, or see how, tin foil would stop a gamma ray or al=
pha ray..
 =20
Mark
 =20
----- Original Message ----- =20
From: Edward Hodges =20
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 3:16 PM =20
To: mlblood_at_cox.net =20
Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com =20
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] TRINITITE =20
 =20
I'm much too concerned with heating up my irradiated hamburger in my =20
microwave while talking on my cell phone, and drinking directly from the =20
faucet. Honestly, there must be a thousand more dangerous things that we =
do =20
everyday. I might have them swept with a Geiger counter, or place them on=
 =20
unexposed film just to be sure, but I don't think there's any real danger=
.- =20
Edward






>From: Michael Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net> =20
>Reply-To: mlblood_at_cox.net =20
>To: rochette <rochette_at_cerege.fr> =20
>CC: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com =20
>Subject: [meteorite-list] TRINITITE =20
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 11:50:46 -0800 =20
> =20
>Hi Pierre, =20
> "Better men than I," as the saying goes, have told me 2 different =20
>things regarding the radioactivity of Trinitite: =20
>1) That its radioactive level is so low as to be completely irrelivant =20
>& that you could tape it to the inside of your jock strap and wear =20
>it daily with ZERO impact on yourself or your offspring (I wouldn't =20
>reccommend this, myself) =20
>2) Others have said it has a "lower" level of radioactivity than the =20
>furnature in your home (I don't see how this is possible - but I lack =20
>insight on several things) =20
> I do know some collectors keep their Trinitite wrapped in =20
>tin foil "just in case" - but then, some people wear tin foil hats to =20
>protect them from the radio beams.... =20
> Best wishes, Michael =20
> =20
>-- =20
>rochette wrote: =20
> > I am amazed that some people dare collecting this material! =20
> > Army people say its radioactivity "should" have come now to acceptabl=
e =20
> > level, but first who is able to trust 100% such quote (from people wh=
o =20
> > experimented injection of plutonium into humans without telling them)=
 =20
>and =20
> > second even if on average this material may be relatively safe, one =20
>cannot =20
> > exclude that a given sample is by chance loaded with a speck of =20
>plutonium... =20
> > =20
> > so no thanks, even if cheaper than natural impact glass! =20
> > =20
> > Pierre =20
> > =20
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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Guess that tea=
ches me not to spell check....:-)</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Gigacounte=
rs can be bought on eBay of course.&nbsp; Do not buy one of the cheap one=
s.&nbsp; Look to spend $100-$300.00.&nbsp; They have old military surplus=
...which I bought one just to try and it has to be recalibrated again and=
 I just did a week ago.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>So the next question=
 someone has is how do you calibrate a gigacouter.&nbsp; With a uranium b=
all.&nbsp; I have over a hundred.&nbsp;&nbsp; If anyone wants one let me =
know.&nbsp; Since John asked first...send me your address and I will send=
 you two.&nbsp; </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Mark Bostick</DIV> <DIV>&nb=
sp;</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MAR=
GIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV s=
tyle=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style=3D=
"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> John G=
william</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 2=
8, 2002 5:49 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> MARK BOS=
TICK; Edward Hodges; mlblood_at_cox.net</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial=
"><B>Cc:</B> meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT=
: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] TRINITITE</DIV> <DIV>&=
nbsp;</DIV>Where can I buy one of these "gigacounters ?&nbsp; I've been o=
ut of college so long I didn't know such a thing existed.&nbsp; I always =
thought the device used to detect ionizing radiation was a Geiger counter=
, or more correctly called, a Geiger Muller counter.<BR><BR>When and wher=
e will you be selling your uranium balls?<BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR>John Gwilli=
am<BR><BR>At 04:20 PM 5/28/02 -0500, MARK BOSTICK wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE =
cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">Hello All,<BR>&nbsp;<BR>My trinite will just bare=
ly moves my gigacounter....barely.&nbsp; The uranium balls I have (and wi=
ll soon be selling) move it more.&nbsp; My furniture does not move the gi=
gacounter (nor does any of meteorites or anything else I could find in my=
 house.&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;<BR>My father was a radition specialist in the ar=
my and use to give classes in the early 80's when everybody was still kin=
da worried about Russia nuking the US.&nbsp; They used these heavy lead b=
oxes to store small radioactive things in.&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;<BR>Also I do =
not believe, or see how,&nbsp; tin foil would stop a gamma ray or alpha r=
ay..<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Mark<BR>&nbsp; <BLOCKQUOTE> <DL> <DD>----- Original Mes=
sage ----- <DD>From:</B> Edward Hodges <DD>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 28, 2=
002 3:16 PM <DD>To:</B> mlblood_at_cox.net <DD>Cc:</B> meteorite-list@mete=
oritecentral.com <DD>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] TRINITITE <DD> =
<DD>I'm much too concerned with heating up my irradiated hamburger in my =
 <DD>microwave while talking on my cell phone, and drinking directly from=
 the <DD>faucet. Honestly, there must be a thousand more dangerous thing=
s that we do <DD>everyday. I might have them swept with a Geiger counter=
, or place them on <DD>unexposed film just to be sure, but I don't think=
 there's any real danger.- <DD>Edward<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DD>&gt;Fr=
om: Michael Blood &lt;mlblood_at_cox.net&gt; <DD>&gt;Reply-To: mlblood@cox.=
net <DD>&gt;To: rochette &lt;rochette_at_cerege.fr&gt; <DD>&gt;CC: meteori=
te-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <DD>&gt;Subject: [meteorite-list] TRINITITE=
  <DD>&gt;Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 11:50:46 -0800 <DD>&gt; <DD>&gt;Hi Pie=
rre, <DD>&gt; "Better men than I," as the saying goes, have told me 2 di=
fferent <DD>&gt;things regarding the radioactivity of Trinitite: <DD>&g=
t;1) That its radioactive level is so low as to be completely irrelivant =
 <DD>&gt;&amp; that you could tape it to the inside of your jock strap an=
d wear <DD>&gt;it daily with ZERO impact on yourself or your offspring (=
I wouldn't <DD>&gt;reccommend this, myself) <DD>&gt;2) Others have said=
 it has a "lower" level of radioactivity than the <DD>&gt;furnature in y=
our home (I don't see how this is possible - but I lack <DD>&gt;insight =
on several things) <DD>&gt; I do know some collectors keep their Triniti=
te wrapped in <DD>&gt;tin foil "just in case" - but then, some people we=
ar tin foil hats to <DD>&gt;protect them from the radio beams.... <DD>&=
gt; Best wishes, Michael <DD>&gt; <DD>&gt;-- <DD>&gt;rochette wrote: =
<DD>&gt; &gt; I am amazed that some people dare collecting this material!=
  <DD>&gt; &gt; Army people say its radioactivity "should" have come now =
to acceptable <DD>&gt; &gt; level, but first who is able to trust 100% s=
uch quote (from people who <DD>&gt; &gt; experimented injection of pluto=
nium into humans without telling them) <DD>&gt;and <DD>&gt; &gt; second=
 even if on average this material may be relatively safe, one <DD>&gt;ca=
nnot <DD>&gt; &gt; exclude that a given sample is by chance loaded with =
a speck of <DD>&gt;plutonium... <DD>&gt; &gt; <DD>&gt; &gt; so no than=
ks, even if cheaper than natural impact glass! <DD>&gt; &gt; <DD>&gt; &=
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