Extra 6% off coupon to get the $50.02 price.
The perfect Xmas gift for that paranoid doomsday prepper you may know.
Unfortunately no tin foil hat included.
CamelCamelCamel.
Place it on your nether region to test
Does it come with a magnifying glass? Asking for a friend
Microwave but test at your own risk
Don't do this…
My internet drops when the microwave is on. Ergo - it leaks.
@RecklessMonkeys: Different sort of radiation.
My comment was in relation to putting the device in the microwave. If you were to use it outside the microwave, you may be disappointed depending on what sort of detector/s they put in it.
Microwaves are/use non-ionising electromagnetic radiation, so based on what the Amazon page says, this detector won't pick them up - it only picks up X, gamma & beta radiation. X-rays and gamma rays are high-energy extremely high-frequency (30-30000 PHz) photons (light), whereas beta "rays" are energetic electrons. Microwaves are non-ionising high-frequency (3-300 GHz) photons.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray
@Chandler: Yes, thanks. Nobody should be microwaving anything they don't want to melt or explode.
My WiFi being 2.4 GHz is already a microwave detector. ;)
Visit restricted areas of Japan
No need to go international, we have plenty of suitable spots right here in Australia ;)
https://i.postimg.cc/59Pjjydt/P7018199c.jpg
Hold it near a person or a banana
Both of these emit radiation
The most easy household thing you can find using nuclear radiation is the smoke detector. If you place this detector right on the smoke detector, there should be an increase in the reading. Otherwise this detector is most likely not working :)
Rubbish - most geiger counters don't measure alpha particles because they won't penetrate even a sheet of a4 paper.
And very few Detectors these days have radioactive isotopes anyway
Only the ones used in Kitchens. The rest of the household should have photodetectors
You should at least do some true experiment before saying 'Rubbish' here and there based on your 'limited' understanding. It's true that alpha will be captured within the smoke detector, but there's also so called 'safe level' of gamma out. Putting the detector right on it would capture it and observe reading change. If you don't believe it, you should definitely take this bargain deal and give it a test. :)
Americium also emits gamma
buy this tin of uranium ore off of amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Images-SI-Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XXM
Currently unavailable.
I left this product next to my pet lizard, unfortunately now he's 350ft tall now and is currently destroying Tokyo, Japan.
If you own or can get access to vintage camera lens, you can test for radiation.
Radioactive Lenses - How dangerous are they to use/store? Real world tests and conclusions.
Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjPTI5j0W4g
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaAOMPvlTaU
I used to have an old Takumar and may still have another sitting in storage that will have to go.
Smoke detector
Perfect for my trip to Japan
I got dat uranium fever!
GET OUT OF HERE STALKER!
3.6 Roentgen. Not great. Not terrible.
Pipboy version 1
paranoid doomsday prepper
I mean, is it really paranoia now days?
It's not so much the conviction of a doomsday as the "prepping" that brings out the curious in people.
And remember, just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean that they are not out to get you !
And the frogs making that clicking sound is really the aliens watching you ??.? Good luck and use an alloy pot on your head , it’s thicker/more stylish .
The government knows there are aliens here. So they give them jobs working in Centrelink.
@morestuff: I think that’s why they get so upset when you wear the sunglasses during your “ assessment “ .
Pot on head is optional but better protects from mind control and job placement .
Doubt it's a geiger counter - looks more like an EMF meter.
Zero to Unbelievable.
WHOOOOAH
From Ghostbusters , it sniffs out the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man ?
Yes i will take two ??😂😂
Ok here we go Oppenheimer
Our you know, where there is over the safe limit of emf in your house. You know when you have a dodgy appliance.
Will this measure the alpha radiation from the polonium-210 in tobacco?
so long as it's not chopchop
The detector is used to measure X, γ and β rays radiation
AKA, not emf that your appliances will be generating at all. So maybe retract this bullshit statement.
A road trip to Maralinga
The tour out there is money well spent, I thoroughly enjoyed it, interesting shit…
https://maralingatours.com.au/
After that, head out to Emu :)
https://i.postimg.cc/59Pjjydt/P7018199c.jpg
Just what i needed!
The perfect Xmas gift for that paranoid doomsday prepper you may know.
i wonder if zuckerburg has one of these in his bunker???
https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-inside-hawaii-co…
Batteries required "No"
Huh?
It’s powered by ectoplasm duh
Disappointed there is no "not great, not terrible" reference anywhere.
Yeah I did see that later but was it there already? Maybe because it was a quote I didn't read it properly. I also mean as part of the actual listing. Someone needs to buy it and leave a review.
Yeah I did see that later but was it there already?
It was both there and not there at the same time.
50.02$? Not great. Not terrible.
Upvote for the description.
This device cannot test microwave or emf.
It can test the radiation coming from some of the smoke detectors.
https://www.arpansa.gov.au/understanding-radiation/radiation…
I don't think these detect alpha particles, so won't detect smoke alarm radiation. It says it detects X, which I presume means x-ray, so is possibly sensitive to microwave.
It would be hard to test if this works without access to beta or gamma emitters, which aren't common.
On a quick look at Wikipedia I do see Americium-241 listed as a gamma emitter so maybe they can detect the speck in a smoke alarm, but I suspect it won't be sensitive enough.
I am pretty sure these can only detect idiots :)
Hard to get a refund if ww3 kicks off and this doesn't work.
@mskeggs: I got the Radalert Inspector for a very good price 10 year ago for curiosity purpose and I can say it is absolutely uselsss in everyday life. Turns out to be an okayish investment though, seems like I will be able to sell it at 3x the original price.
Alpha particles are blocked by most substances, including the plastic shell of this device.
Wiki is incorrect. It only emits alpha particles.
ooo like that website, Thanks!
Some are silly price, i wonder this compares
If there is a university Chem or physics student/lecturer on here they likely can test one.
I don't think they let school science labs have beta or gamma emitters any more (boo).
good for finding uranium glass wear
I used to wear uranium glass but it gets really itchy after a while.
Officeworks or Bunnings for the Price Match?
Things that will get you on a government watch list for $50 thanks Alex…
OOS, Ideal Christmas Present.
Tempted just for fun… But how to check if it's working? 😂