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#63371 - 04/07/06 08:50 PM Re: personal radiation detector
Alan_Romania Offline

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Registered: 06/29/05
Posts: 648
Loc: Arizona
Uh, I think I am going to have to side with susan! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I can think of better uses for $130.... ALOT of better uses!
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#63372 - 04/07/06 10:58 PM Re: personal radiation detector
aardvark Offline
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Registered: 03/11/06
Posts: 109
Loc: So. California
It's using the water in your body to make knock on protons <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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#63373 - 04/08/06 12:35 AM Re: personal radiation detector
7k7k99 Offline
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Registered: 06/01/05
Posts: 375
Loc: Ohio
I agree, I ordered one several months ago and returned it, bought a lot of additional survival goodies since, you can either have one cool gadget on your keychain, or a bug out bag full of cool gadgets

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#63374 - 04/08/06 02:54 AM Re: personal radiation detector
haertig Offline
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Registered: 03/13/05
Posts: 2322
Loc: Colorado
Doesn't seem like these things would give you enough advance warning to do anything. Provided of course they can actually detect much of anything at all (I tend to doubt this - personal bias I guess). Reminds me of those SkyLab warning hats they sold years ago when that thing was falling out of orbit. It was something like a 12" spike that stuck up off the top of your head, intended to provide you with 0.47 nanoseconds of warning that you were about to be hit. So you could step out of the way. (Those were sold as a joke, but this radiation detector looks like it's serious.)

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#63375 - 04/08/06 03:10 AM Re: personal radiation detector
Duke Offline
Journeyman

Registered: 09/13/05
Posts: 53
Loc: Harlan KY
Thanks for all this information. I was thinking of buying one; I still might, but it will move down my list to "nice to have" instead of "need to have." I do think there might be some utility from a standpoint of drifting fallout, but still what you all have said makes plenty of sense. Duke

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#63376 - 04/08/06 06:25 AM Re: personal radiation detector
Raspy Offline
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Registered: 01/08/04
Posts: 351
Loc: Centre Hall Pa
Herre is a free pdf download of Nuclear War Survival skills.
http://www.nukepills.com/docs/nuclear_war_survival_skills.pdf

Appendix C gives instructions on making a fallout meter for next to nothing.
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run in circles scream and shout
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#63377 - 04/09/06 12:46 PM Re: personal radiation detector
Duke Offline
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Registered: 09/13/05
Posts: 53
Loc: Harlan KY
Man, that is awesome, comprehensive information. Stuff that had never crossed my mind. Thanks for sharing that.

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#63378 - 04/10/06 04:20 PM Re: personal radiation detector
Craig_phx Offline
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Registered: 04/05/05
Posts: 715
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
Great link!

Thanks!
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