Comments on: Exciting! Safe! My childhood dreams come true http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2009/04/16/exciting-safe-my-childhood-dreams-come-true/ We have technical difficulties, it will take a day or two to get back to normal. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:51:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2009/04/16/exciting-safe-my-childhood-dreams-come-true/comment-page-1/#comment-5143 Martin Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:33:03 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/?p=1595#comment-5143 Wow - that's a beautiful set! Regarding the cloud chamber, there are actually several DIY versions around on the net: http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~adf4/cloud.html http://bizarrelabs.com/cloud.htm Wow – that’s a beautiful set! Regarding the cloud chamber, there are actually several DIY versions around on the net:

http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~adf4/cloud.html
http://bizarrelabs.com/cloud.htm

]]> By: SiO2lungs http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2009/04/16/exciting-safe-my-childhood-dreams-come-true/comment-page-1/#comment-5125 SiO2lungs Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:46:07 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/?p=1595#comment-5125 A retired professor of my department recently confessed a similar kit of chemicals was a his first motivation to become a chemist. He also mentioned that several of his peers claimed the same. A retired professor of my department recently confessed a similar kit of chemicals was a his first motivation to become a chemist. He also mentioned that several of his peers claimed the same.

]]> By: Eric Toczko http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2009/04/16/exciting-safe-my-childhood-dreams-come-true/comment-page-1/#comment-5083 Eric Toczko Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:32:29 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/?p=1595#comment-5083 Where can I get the Iranian version? -Eric T. http://www.jazdchemicals.com Where can I get the Iranian version?
-Eric T.
http://www.jazdchemicals.com

]]> By: mitch http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2009/04/16/exciting-safe-my-childhood-dreams-come-true/comment-page-1/#comment-5056 mitch Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:13:46 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/?p=1595#comment-5056 For those that do find the Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, please do not perform those experiments if you are not a trained chemists. Some of the stuff in there is wholly unsafe. For those that do find the Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, please do not perform those experiments if you are not a trained chemists. Some of the stuff in there is wholly unsafe.

]]> By: Pat http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2009/04/16/exciting-safe-my-childhood-dreams-come-true/comment-page-1/#comment-5050 Pat Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:56:02 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/?p=1595#comment-5050 You should check out the book "The Radioactive Boyscout." Its about a young kid who does some nuclear chemistry in his backyard with the help of "The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments" written in 1960...and definitely would never make it to bookshelves if it was written today. You can find a PDF of the Golden Book online if you google search it....very interesting stuff in there! You should check out the book “The Radioactive Boyscout.” Its about a young kid who does some nuclear chemistry in his backyard with the help of “The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments” written in 1960…and definitely would never make it to bookshelves if it was written today. You can find a PDF of the Golden Book online if you google search it….very interesting stuff in there!

]]> By: Bob Barr http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2009/04/16/exciting-safe-my-childhood-dreams-come-true/comment-page-1/#comment-5049 Bob Barr Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:17:20 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/?p=1595#comment-5049 Uranium for a kid? Uranium for a kid?

]]> By: William Penrose http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2009/04/16/exciting-safe-my-childhood-dreams-come-true/comment-page-1/#comment-5041 William Penrose Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:07:50 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/?p=1595#comment-5041 Oh, to have that kit now I've had all my children and there's no reason to fear the odd alpha or two. There's a surprising amount of radiation in things like Coleman lantern mantles (thorium) and even potassium chloride salt replacement. About thirty years ago, I found a bottle of uranium nitrate that had sat around the lab since the 1930s. It had been used to make tissue preservatives. By 1975, the (originally) reagent grade uranium had accumulated enough daughters that it was hotter than hell. A Geiger counter would begin getting interested eight or ten feet away. Oh, to have that kit now I’ve had all my children and there’s no reason to fear the odd alpha or two.

There’s a surprising amount of radiation in things like Coleman lantern mantles (thorium) and even potassium chloride salt replacement.

About thirty years ago, I found a bottle of uranium nitrate that had sat around the lab since the 1930s. It had been used to make tissue preservatives. By 1975, the (originally) reagent grade uranium had accumulated enough daughters that it was hotter than hell. A Geiger counter would begin getting interested eight or ten feet away.

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