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"im just saying that IF the marbles are 20,000cpm (which is possible) then youre not in a healthy atmosphere" You got that right. Especially if the 20 000 is only gamma. And never, never ever never break uranium marbles; alpha radiators are bitches when inhaled or consumed (as I have mentioned about 27 times ). It's a good thing the alpha doesn't go through the glass. If you're nuts enough, you might want to bombard the marble with neutrons and see how much the radiation level increases when the uranium atoms transform into even heavier atoms.

I'm a terrible runner. I'm going to die when I go to army.

"not particularly, but it depends on how much radiation is emitted from the marbles" All of these will probably have the same impact on the absorbed radiation you receive: a) Sitting in front of a TV b) Just being in the ground floor instead of, let's say, thirteenth c) Holding a uranium marble d) Being in the basement instead of ground floor (depends on the country though) And when you're in an airplane, even though the period you're under the influence of extra radiation, a 7h intercontinental flight most likely gives you way more radiation than pouring uranium marbles all over your bed and sleeping on them for several weeks. But as bud said, it's quite hard to tell really. Some emit more radiation, some emit less. I've seen marbles that are said to measure up to 600 CPM of gamma only, and some of the variety I mentioned in post #271.

"So anything that did live there would be slow, ponderous, single minded and icy cold." Yes, if it was C-based, that is. It could be like, well... like... a... you know, thing with like, uhh, stuff. "[Remember you heard it here first, the Titanians are Republicans.]" I've always said that Bush is from another planet (or planetoid), and not in a good way. He probably takes liquid methane baths on Sundays, too. "Well I'm not absolutely sure if the carbon structure could withstand such extreme temperatures." D'oh, I didn't really mean the actual carbon bonds or anything like that, but for example water freezing in the cells, which generally isn't a good thing, like the "chemical process slowing down when temperature drops". Anyway, I got to stop eating them red mushrooms in the backyard. :<

Hey, don't forget to mention synthetic gemstones! :> I personally like black opals, since they are virtually impossible to create synthetically. And they're sooo shiny... Lightning Ridge in Australia was a huge source of black opals, I don't know if it is that anymore.

He probably meant that the H2O attracts the H+, which "combines" the two to make H3O+. And then, when H3O+ meets his long lost love OH-, two water molecules are born. Need... sleep... chemistry at about 1:20 AM... not good.

The RGB Deluxe element collection is probably the best thing that has ever happened to element collecting. Every. Single. Element. From 1 to 92.

Whoops, I meant quite accurate estimate, if the exact wavelength wasn't checked by jdurg. Damn, I really, really, really really really should sleep more. I even thought the post through like thrice, and then I make just about the only mistake I can make in it. Great.

Well I'm not absolutely sure if the carbon structure could withstand such extreme temperatures. Hard to tell really. "and is it possible (proveable or theoretical) for silicon life to even exist?" It hasn't been proved, as all lifeforms that have been found are C-based. :/ Even if we would find a tiny micro-organism that's Si-based, it would be... well, extraordinary. But generally it's thought that if there's another base for life than carbon, it's silicon. My biology knowledge is quite low too, so I'm probably making an ass out of myself explaining these things. :>

A naked hydrogen, or H+, is a proton. Yes, a hydrogen atom can lose its electron for example, in the case of H2SO4, when it becomes HSO4- and H+.

583 is quite a rough estimate if jdurg didn't actually check the exact nm amount of the gold's "red" spectre line.

Ok, here's my collection so far: Iridium, 5g pellet. From RGB, UK (London) Neon, Xenon, Argon, Krypton in small lightbulbs (Austria/Germany, Smart Elements) Bismuth (about 110g crystal), gallium (originally 10g :> ) (Austria/Germany, Smart Elements) Recently, I ordered a lanthanide/rare earth set (16 different metals) from Metallium Inc. (David Hamric). I hope it comes next week. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=413&item=6120127164)

"and Urban Myth or not, but a curry and/or Hot Chili works great too!" Nothing beats the good ol' capsaicin.

"Who thinks theyll find life (i dont)" A species that can live among methane lakes (or clouds)? It's not going to be carbon based, that's fairly sure. So my answer is no. Either way, my policy about finding new lifeforms: a) Carbon-based: who cares? b) silicon or other element based: WTF?

http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Elements/009/index.s7.html#sample5 As there was a conversation about fluorine in the strongest acid-thread, I found a nice method of making a long lasting fluorine ampoule. Don't attempt to make one in a non-laboratory environment though!

I'm afraid of English pub-people. :< I heard they take you as a prisoner and eat your children with Worcestershire sauce, and make you a slave for their sex farms! I prefer a hotel.

ROFLMAOUMFAWILSHSITHTIHEMMSIWTTAHWANNLGMSITEBAINTTNWAELTWTTTOTWWMTIHTHHWABOM! (Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off Until My Friend Asked Why I Laughed So Hard, So I Told Him That I Had Eaten Magical Mushrooms, So I Was Taken To A Hospital Where A Nice Nurse Lady Gave Me Some Ice-cream To Eat, But Afterwards I Noticed That The Nurse Was An Evil Leprechaun That Was Trying To Take Over The World, Which Meant That I Had To Hit Her With A Bag Of Marshmallows)

Dedicated to a certain anonymous person called Phi for All: Phi decides it's time to rob a certain house of electronics and other valuable items, since the house owner isn't home. So, he goes in and sees a nice computer and starts to unplug it. Soon he hears a voice that says: "Jesus is watching you!" Phi thinks he's just hearing things, and continues to unplug the device. "Jesus is near and is going to punish you!", the voice shouts. Phi is really scared, but soon sees a parrot in the corner. "Heh, a talking parrot! You almost scared me to death, little fellow... do you have a name by the way?" Phi asks relieved. "Yes, my name is Moses", the parrot replies. "Hah! What sort of a man names his parrot Moses?" Phi laughs. "The sort of a man who names his pet tiger Jesus." ---- Phi for All meets up with his friend in a bar. He asks his friend: "Why are you walking around with a cork up your ass? It looks silly!" Phi's friend looks really miserable and says: "Well, there was this genie that told me that I can wish for anything I want and that I'll get. I was of course confused and said 'No shit?'" ---- Viva la lawyer jokes! How long do you have to stare at a lawyer with only one eye? - Until the pistol's clip is empty. ---- I read the older jokes, and found this in a speeding joke: "I have diarrhea real bad, and, well, I GOTTA GO!" Believe it or not, Sir Alex Ferguson actually used that some time ago when a police asked why he was speeding. And Alex didn't have to even pay the fine.

They seem to be somewhat popular in the US, and were more popular in the 50's or so (nowadays people are awfully skeptic about ionizing radiation :< ). "so its just some U-238 inside a magnet" Where did that magnet thing come from.

"yeah, it's the radiation that is exposed to UV" You mean that when UV light hits an alpha particle, it emits visible light?

"Why don't we build a floating party platform exactly half way between the UK and the USA." Why don't we just explode the ocean bottom at a lava vein, releasing molten MAGMAHHH to form our very own Partehh Island? Got to act quick though, it takes some time to form and cool.

"when you are exposed to it it goes straight to your heart and kills you. fluorine is incredibly more dangerous than chlorine. dont mess with it. dont even try to get it." In a 0.5ml ampoule, it wouldn't really kill anyone if it broke now would it? However, fluorine (as bud has said maaany times) isn't something to be played with, ESPECIALLY in large quantities. And having fluorine in a glass container isn't usually too wise, as glass will actually burn when targeted by a stream of fluorine, which makes it virtually impossible to have a glass container that will withstand the attack of fluorine for more than 50 years (and even the 50 years come after a LOT of work). Perhaps if you don't belong in the collector group of "I-want-everything-100%-pure" you might want to consider some salt of fluorine (as jdurg suggested).

About the U-marbles: The usual background radiation is about 25-50 CPM (Counts Per Minute, or detected disintegrations per minute). A uranium marble held right next to the detector would have probably measured about 25-50 CPM more than the background radiation. U-238 (depleted uranium) is actually quite fun when it's inside glass (letting basically no alpha through), because its half-life is so long (it's the under 1000 year half-lifed ones you should look out for). The basics: A hollow glass ball. Within the ball there's usually 98% vaseline and 2% uranium. And that's about it. I can't give a physical reason for the glow, though. Perhaps someone else can?

If you have any suggestions for the provider list, please PM me, don't post, as this isn't a "chatty" thread as YT said.

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=SFN&Find=Find I especially liked the "Something for Nothing"