Re: Letz Rock
Bob Aldrich ( baldric@earthlink.net )
Tue, 08 Jan 1980 00:05:50 -0800
Hexslinger wrote:
>
> On Mon, 7 Jan 1980, Bob Aldrich wrote:
>
> > Bill McMurtry wrote:
> > > >
> > > >I can't see any way anyone would ever be able to sell or buy off the
> > > >shelf radioactive powered devices.....so I won't waste MY time with
> > > >it....
> >
> > Is Alpha radiation dangerous if shielded by paper?
> >
> > Bob Aldrich
>
> <snicker> To my knowledge, I didn't know that paper COULD shield Alpha
> Radiation. Trying to recall old high school texts -- Alpha Radiation is
> shielded by aluminum... or something. Regardless, experimentation with
> radioactive devices is simply stupid. I have no desire to see any
> experiment or product utilizing such dangerous stuff.
How about this? Is it more or less dangerous than SUNLIGHT radiation on
a hot day?
That is all I am trying to determine.
Bob Aldrich
Los Angeles