Jo Miran@lemmy.mlM to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 6 days agoGood ol' days rulelemmy.mlimagemessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down15
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minus-squareWalleyeWarrior@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoSo what did this radioactive ring supposedly do? there had to be a reason that kids were excited to win one
minus-squareOdemption@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 days agoThe ring was a miniature spinthariscope. When removing the red cap in a dark room, you could peer into a tiny viewing chamber and see flashes of light caused by alpha particles hitting a zing sulfide screen.
minus-squaremossy_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agodamn that’s actually really cool
So what did this radioactive ring supposedly do? there had to be a reason that kids were excited to win one
The ring was a miniature spinthariscope.
When removing the red cap in a dark room, you could peer into a tiny viewing chamber and see flashes of light caused by alpha particles hitting a zing sulfide screen.
damn that’s actually really cool