To buy or not to buy?

[Gilded]

Hmmh. I don't really know where I should put this, could even put it in the GD, put since it has to do with... err, electronics and gadgets, after about 5 seconds of careful consideration, I put this here.

 

Sooo... I've been going to buy a Geiger counter for a long time, and now I'm thinking which model is the best. It would be used to monitor quite low levels of radiation (operating range from 0.01uSv/h to 1mSv/h maybe). A digital display wouldn't hurt either. I have considered the Inspector-model:

 

http://www.geigercounters.com/SpecInsp.htm (you can even buy a nice piece of software for it )

 

Any better suggestions?

[atinymonkey]

These are better: -

 

http://www.catholicshopper.com/products/inspirational_sport_statues.html

[Sayonara]

Yeah, like Jesus would condone American Football.

[Aardvark]

I want to meet the kind of people who buy those statues.

[Sayonara]

And I want you to as well.

 

Not just despite the fact I know what you'll do to them, but because of it.

[Gilded]

Heh, I remember that there was a parody of those on Conan O'Brien.

 

If only I could measure radioactivity levels with a Jesus statue... *sigh* Guess I'll have to buy both.

[drz]

ok that cuts it. I'm gonna start selling jesus statues out my trunk. Wait, I need a trunk. Doomed again

 

heh, and I gullibly followed atiny's link thinking "What in the hell kinda geiger counter is catholicshopper.com" gonna be selling?" Boy was I shocked.

 

I haven't looked for them here, but you might check http://www.sciam.com they've got all sortsa surplus stuff for a nice price. Chemistry, electronics, and other stuff too.

[Gilded]

Couldn't find any at sciam.com. :< And I forgot to say that it wouldn't hurt to have the counter shipped from the EU-area. One provider said that shipping from US to Finland costs 119 dollars. One hundred and nineteen dollars for shipping. SHIPPING.

 

...

 

119$ FOR GODDAMN SHIPPING!

[Firedragon52]

My housemate has a Jesus Action Figure.

http://www.rkdm.com/jesusactionfigure/

...He's Jewish.

 

Here's another interesting site:

http://www.jesuschristsuperstore.net/

[Gilded]

It would be nice to scan public places (or even better, nuclear power plants when you're on a tour or something) with a Geiger counter and shout "OH F*** WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" and see how many people start running around in panic. You might achieve a better result if you wear official looking white overalls and a weird headgear.

[boris_73]

LOL that would work brilliantly especially considering there is a terroist threat, but bewarned you best be a bloody good runner, you'll have who knows chasing after you including the police