Talk:Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory
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[edit] Honey, let's get the kids a toy!
I personally am amazed that any parent would buy this sort of thing for their kids. . . "no honey, the package says it's non toxic if Johnny swallows it". Nowadays the worry would be that terrorists would steal the ore and maybe make bombs. . . ah, how times have changed.RSido 21:55, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
- However, the amount of radioactive material in this toy is miniscule and can't be used to make a bomb. But, yes, the knee-jerk reaction today is "radioactive" = "bad...bad...Bad...BAD!!!!" :) Cburnett 22:03, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
The amount of radioactivity in the potassium in a 90kg person is higher than that which the lab had. Uranium 238 is only dangerous if in finely powdered form and inhaled. You can safely swallow a pellet of uranium 238-bearing ore; it just passes through. Ore is not processed. Oh what the hell. It is radiation and radiation is bad. Grant McKenna 02:46, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
- On that note, can that be referenced and worked into the article? Cburnett 03:24, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
