[meteorite-list] TRINITITE
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:54 2004 Message-ID: <OE67bAHCfcuZqvN63mM00006c31_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C20671.6C3551E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 > > ______________________________________________ =20 > > Meteorite-list mailing list =20 > > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com =20 > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list =20 > =20 >______________________________________________ =20 >Meteorite-list mailing list =20 >Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com =20 >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ =20 Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.as= p. ______________________________________________ =20 Meteorite-list mailing list =20 Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com =20 http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list =20 ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C20671.6C3551E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Guess that tea= ches me not to spell check....:-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gigacounte= rs can be bought on eBay of course. Do not buy one of the cheap one= s. Look to spend $100-$300.00. 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> </DIV> <DIV>So the next question= someone has is how do you calibrate a gigacouter. With a uranium b= all. 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. </DIV> <DIV> </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 ? I've been o= ut of college so long I didn't know such a thing existed. 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> <BR>My trinite will just bare= ly moves my gigacounter....barely. The uranium balls I have (and wi= ll soon be selling) move it more. My furniture does not move the gi= gacounter (nor does any of meteorites or anything else I could find in my= house. <BR> <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. They used these heavy lead b= oxes to store small radioactive things in. <BR> <BR>Also I do = not believe, or see how, tin foil would stop a gamma ray or alpha r= ay..<BR> <BR>Mark<BR> <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>>Fr= om: Michael Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net> <DD>>Reply-To: mlblood@cox.= net <DD>>To: rochette <rochette_at_cerege.fr> <DD>>CC: meteori= te-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <DD>>Subject: [meteorite-list] TRINITITE= <DD>>Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 11:50:46 -0800 <DD>> <DD>>Hi Pie= rre, <DD>> "Better men than I," as the saying goes, have told me 2 di= fferent <DD>>things regarding the radioactivity of Trinitite: <DD>&g= t;1) That its radioactive level is so low as to be completely irrelivant = <DD>>& that you could tape it to the inside of your jock strap an= d wear <DD>>it daily with ZERO impact on yourself or your offspring (= I wouldn't <DD>>reccommend this, myself) <DD>>2) Others have said= it has a "lower" level of radioactivity than the <DD>>furnature in y= our home (I don't see how this is possible - but I lack <DD>>insight = on several things) <DD>> I do know some collectors keep their Triniti= te wrapped in <DD>>tin foil "just in case" - but then, some people we= ar tin foil hats to <DD>>protect them from the radio beams.... <DD>&= gt; Best wishes, Michael <DD>> <DD>>-- <DD>>rochette wrote: = <DD>> > I am amazed that some people dare collecting this material!= <DD>> > Army people say its radioactivity "should" have come now = to acceptable <DD>> > level, but first who is able to trust 100% s= uch quote (from people who <DD>> > experimented injection of pluto= nium into humans without telling them) <DD>>and <DD>> > second= even if on average this material may be relatively safe, one <DD>>ca= nnot <DD>> > exclude that a given sample is by chance loaded with = a speck of <DD>>plutonium... <DD>> > <DD>> > so no than= ks, even if cheaper than natural impact glass! <DD>> > <DD>> &= gt; Pierre <DD>> > <DD>> > ________________________________= ______________ <DD>> > Meteorite-list mailing list <DD>> > = Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <DD>> > <A href=3D"http://www.= pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list" eudora=3D"autourl">http://w= ww.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</A> <DD>> <DD>>__= ____________________________________________ <DD>>Meteorite-list mail= ing list <DD>>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <DD>><A href=3D= "http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list" eudora=3D"autou= rl">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</A><BR><BR><B= R><BR> <DD>______________________________________________________________= ___ <DD>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <A href=3D"http://expl= orer.msn.com/intl.asp" eudora=3D"autourl">http://explorer.msn.com/intl.as= p</A>.<BR><BR> <DD>______________________________________________ <DD>Me= teorite-list mailing list <DD>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <DD><= A href=3D"http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list" eudora= =3D"autourl">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</A> = </DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C20671.6C3551E0-- Received on Tue 28 May 2002 06:59:33 PM PDT |
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