[TCML] For Sale: Big radioluminescent lamps!

[Grenadier <teravolt.org@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had some more 5mm thick lamps manufactured, and these are 20 year ones!


http://i.imgur.com/6YzUq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/8Xp0c.jpg


6½" tubes - $48
5½" tubes - $42
2¾" tubes - $30
1¼" tubes - $20


Shipping cost ranges anywhere from free to $3, depending on where you
happen to reside. If you'd like any, just email me off list with your order.


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For those who might be wondering...


Q: What are these things?
A: Big ol' tritium light sources. Essentially, they're tubes which glow for
a LONG time, and they're hard to get unless you have a buddy who will allow
you a manufacturing run.


Q: How bright are they?
A: About as bright as a glow in the dark object freshly charged by a
blacklight. They really shine when your eyes are dark adjusted.


Q: Are they dangerous?
A: Although the biggest tube contains about 1.8ci of tritium, the isotope's
beta energy of 5kEv is barely strong enough to penetrate skin, let alone
the tube's 1mm thick borosilicate walls.

If it breaks it's not that big of a deal. Just open a window and leave for
a few hours and the gas will dissipate. If you breathe any in, your body
will excrete any absorbed H3 rather quickly (~2 weeks).


Q: Why so expensive?
A: Tritium is $55,000 per gram. Keep in mind though, these tubes last for
20 years! That's a very long time.


Q: Where else can you get big tubes like these?
A: Nowhere ;)


Q: Are they legal?
A: For the most part, just like lasers. There are laws passed against mass
distribution of tritium tubes because the NRC doesn't want these things to
end up on walmart shelves. As for small sales like this, it's not that huge
of a concern.

If I suspect for any reason that you will use the tritium for ill-will, I
will refuse to sell to you. In reality though, there's not much harm one
could do with such a tiny amount of the gas.


Q: Where do I get all this cool stuff?
A: I have a locked treasure chest that noone but me is allowed to look
into. Unfortunately that chest will not fit in a dorm, so everything must
go!
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