Hunting for Radioactive Items in Antique Shop

[@TheAreotrain]

Glad to see I am not the only one who does this. Found it enjoyable to go thru the antique shops with my CDV-700 6B (Lionel Labs) and see what I can find. Only items that I am truly leery of are the old clocks with the biggest concern being the rather hot glow in the dark paint flaking off the dials and becoming dust. As for the green depression ware and old orange plates, those are fun to search for especially when you explain to the cashier about what is in them.

[@f.d.6667]

Same over here... I usually have a UV flashlight on me when I go a goodwill store (looking for uranium glass) and people just give me a weird look but never ask what I am doing ... only one day a really old lady (well into her 80s) said to me "oh you brought a blacklight!" - she knew exactly what I was doing!

[@ProtoHadron]

as someone who likes nuclear physics and radiology that must be really interesting. Though sadly i cant get my hands on any (kind of obviously) because im twelve years old. but i am looking forward to getting some of it when i get older

[@LouinVB]

I don't pick up Fiestaware or uranium glass anymore. I collect non-glass non-ceramic objects. Lately I came across a large aircraft compass at 300k+ CPM & this past week found a Brunson military compass at 250k+ CPM.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Aircraft instruments with radium can get very hot. They wanted to make them nice and bright.

[@TheCruisinCrew]

Honey, I found this colorful plate in an antique store.... it magically keeps the food warm for hours and has this really pretty glow in the microwave! ;)

[@Observer_Effect]

Nice video. I mess with hyperactive isotopes for work and play. And have some ceramics in my lab that are such powerful alpha emitters that I use them as handy sources for experiments sometimes! Like "hmmm, I need some neutrons real quick to toss into this sample. Hey - lets grab that Fiestaware plate, toss some beryllium on top of it, put some wax on top of that . . . boom - thermalized neutrons" :-)

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That's a good idea for a quick and dirty neutron generator. I would imagine radium doped objects would be a much better as the alpha particles are traveling a little faster and create more neutrons when they strike the beryllium not to mention the gammas are also creating some neutrons as well. There's a cool paper that looks at using Po, Pu, Ra and Be in neutron generation. The Ra-Be reaction is much stronger...the paper explains. escholarship.org/uc/item/5w14n7sv

[@videosuperhighway7655]

You are not getting neutrons by putting beryllium on top of fiestaware.

[@robinwells8879]

Holy crap!😮

[@repro7780]

@@robinwells8879 Right?? Who thought it would be a great idea to make plates you eat from with uranium paint?

[@robinwells8879]

@@repro7780 perhaps it keeps your food warm longer 🤣. I have a radio active ashtray that makes smoking dangerous!

[@raykeller6693]

Good work. Fact is, ignorance is so thick, the stuff is everywhere, which I predicted 45 yrs ago!

[@Rudizel]

I would not be eating on any plate that is 630x normal background levels, that is insane!

[@sandrinojohnsun9949]

As long as non of it chips off releasing the dust, you're fine. But still, I would take that risk lol.

[@ProtoHadron]

its actually perfectly safe as long as you dont break it, crack it or chip it

[@kishascape]

​@@sandrinojohnsun9949even that wouldn't really have any effect.

[@jtcustomknives]

It you will eat a banana which has a ton of radiation

[@Rudizel]

@@jtcustomknives​​⁠Link me one peer reviewed paper stating a banana has a “ton” of radiation. Don’t worry i will wait.

[@Dobviews]

I have a whole cabinet of uranic glass from my grandmother and my own added pieces. 32 in all. Never have checked their levels though.

[@undertaker666dead]

Hunting for radioactive items in antique shop's is one of my favourite past times.

[@buttafan4010]

The key note of the ambient music is also that of the geiger counter; well done.

[@sbonel3224]

I wonder if the shop owners in these places know that they have radioactive items in their collection. I know people are generally scared of radiation so I wonder if most of these shops would still have these items if they knew they were "hot"?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Its kind of a toss up there. I usually talk to all the shop owners or workers. I let them know what I'm looking for and some of what I find. I think some of them don't totally get it. But most understand what radiation is after I'm done talking with them.

[@h.chappelle2720]

A physics site online mentions that antique shops should throw away radioactive antiques.

[@ahaveland]

@@h.chappelle2720 Throwing away anything that is radioactive is not solving any problems, and can spread contamination on a wider scale.

[@Heimbasteln]

@@h.chappelle2720 I think they should have a geiger counter and put a sticker on radioactive items (or put it in a bag with a sticker if it would hurt the antique), so that people know what they buy and can take the proper precautions.

[@zacklewis342]

You think small town antique shops can afford geiger counters to "protect" people from low levels of radiation?

[@englishguy1985]

It’s Jamie pearson here from the Facebook group, thanks for these great videos, also showcasing the Thermo B20. I’m excited to receive mine soon and go on some antique shop trips.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Glad you like the videos. I enjoy making them and have a bunch more in the works. The Radeye B20 has been a good detector with a lot of functionality in a small package.

[@Lgg42069]

@@RadioactiveDrew where did you purchase your Radeye B20?

[@johnmarks714]

@@Lgg42069 Id like to buy one as well. Im up for a new hobby after work.

[@johnmarks714]

You've earned yourself a serious fan. I'm downloading your whole youtube channel.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I'm glad you like the videos so much.

[@johnmarks714]

@@RadioactiveDrew you have any other channels and websites?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@@johnmarks714 I only have this one channel and I have a site uraniumstore.com. I'm working on getting a second site out that has more detail about this channel.

[@videosuperhighway7655]

That small B20 is definitely a great tool for hunting radioactive stuff at antique shops, way better than lugging around a Ludlum survey meter.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, I love the Ludlums I have but that would draw a bit more attention than I would want. But for the most part I talk with the shop owners about what I'm doing and they are totally cool with it.

[@Little_Man152]

Never knew dishes were radioactive. But it really doesn't surprise me. Good video

[@kishascape]

Thorium mantles are still made. I get them from the Phillipines for use in one of those pumpy petromax lanterns. The light looks really great.

[@HughesEnterprises]

I collect the red fiesta ware, and Laughlin Harlequin, probably have around 50 pieces . The mixing bowls and carafe’s are usually around 20% hotter than plates and cups of the same era. Once you have enough of them they’re easy to sort by era into which use natural or depleted uranium. The pre-war natural uranium pieces are usually a little hotter. Only problem collecting this stuff is the big serving pieces are incredibly expensive and getting pretty rare to find. You should try finding a luminous personnel or bridge marker! They make aircraft gauges look mediocre.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I have uranium glazed ceramics from different eras and what I have seen is the pieces earlier...like from the 1930's are a bit hotter than the pieces from the 1940's. I think this has more to do about the color (the amount of uranium used) of the glazes than the time period. Even depleted uranium has U235 still in it...0.2-0.3% vs 0.7% in natural uranium. I'm speaking on my experiences finding all this stuff. I have a couple of the personnel markers and plan on making a video about them. They use to be the hottest thing in my collection until I got that Pyrotonics F3 smoke detector.

[@rixogtr]

I discovered radiation hunting thanks to you. I have my Radiacode 103 now and use it to go to Antique stores. I just haven't had much luck with anything spicy. Found a water pitcher with a little bit of orange glaze on it at 50cps and then I found a glass cabinet full of uranium glass but none of the pieces showed more than 5cps on Radiacode. I wonder if it's somehow regulated here in Australia so that antique stores aren't allowed to have anything spicy on display or if it's my Radiacode broken or if it's just bad luck. Anyway, great video, thank you for introducing me into a great hobby.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

The Radiacode style of detectors is really only sensitive to gamma radiation. Uranium glass and uranium glazed ceramics give off a lot of betta radiation with some gamma. The Radiacode can detect some of the betas but they have to get through that plastic cover to be detected. So I'm sure that there are plenty of items to be found. Look for watches or aircraft gauges painted with radium on the numbers, those can be very radioactive. Thorium lenses are something to look out for as well.

[@rixogtr]

@@RadioactiveDrew Thank you ! I spoke to a few enthusiasts and am thinking about adding a Ludlum Pancake to compliment my Radiacode haha.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

You can’t go wrong with a Ludlum. I have 3 different units in my collection. A model 12, 14C and a 2241.

[@rixogtr]

@@RadioactiveDrew Oh wow really ? They're amazing. Have you ever taken them to antiques stores to bring some fun in ? It would be great if you include them more in your videos. Also Merry Christmas Drew, thank you for introducing me into a new hobby!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That would be fun to work those detectors into my videos a bit more. I’ll see what I can do. Merry Christmas.

[@lemonfish1890]

Great video, fantastic antique store. Thanks!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks. I'm sure I'll make another video about this place as they always keep getting new items in.

[@ausnorman8050]

Tuned in to watch another video and just saw you are now10k subs. That's 3k more than a few days ago! Huzzah youtube algorithm has picked you up! (Tasmania Australia)

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I know! It’s pretty cool.

[@scenicroadwaysyt]

My new favorite channel. So well done and I love the ambient music. Have you read the book Radium Girls? That’s what started me on this whole interest.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Glad you found the channel. I’ve heard of the book but haven’t read it yet. I know about the radium girls as it comes up a lot when talking about radium items.

[@MrCouvade]

You and your channel is really interesting and fascinating

[@isiso.speenie5994]

Mention how much they're trying to charge for at least a couple of the things. If they knew why you wanted them they may have quadrupled the price . 😂

[@johnmarks714]

You should do a video on radiation handling safety for us beginners, assuming you havent yet. Like: - what types of items require what types of storage/covers - what's safe to have inhouse VS what needs to stay outside - avoiding acidic food on fiesta plates, for example - what to do if a radioactive item shatters/breaks Hell anything else u can think of.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I plan to do something like this soon. Should be a good video to do over winter.

[@johnmarks714]

@@RadioactiveDrew - how long should you handle this stuff before u must put it away - safe working distance - vital areas of your body to especially protect - common beginner mistakes - dosimeter recommendations: i know u dont use one, but itd be good to see exposure levels over time - when gloves should be worn and what type. It appears you wear nitrile gloves - what radioactive marerials have a tendency to leave residue/dust behind - what to do if you accidentally breathe in/injest material, such as radium - if travelling internationally, how to explain if customs/immigration ask about your geiger

[@johnmarks714]

- safe storage practices: for example, fragile items like Fiesta plates, Id want it bubble wrapped to eliminate any chances of breakage

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@@johnmarks714 all great questions...many of which I have already written down in my preliminary outline for the video I want to do. I will try and cover as much as I can when I make it. I'll try and have it out sometime next month.

[@twizz420]

I've tried SO many times to find radioactive stuff in the thrift stores in my area, and haven't found anything. I don't know if Canada has some sort of law that banned the resale of these items or what, but it seems odd that other people are able to find several items in each store they go to, meanwhile I can't find a thing.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Some of the places I check out don’t have any of these uranium glazed ceramics. So you might just be hitting some duds.

[@BulkMasterFlex]

Intro had me checking my audio settings

[@UncommonEyes]

I took a general college physics class in the mid 1970s. One unit was on radioactivity. Just a small piece of reddish orange Fiesta Ware was pretty darn hot but the hottest-a class mate brought in his grandfather’s old watch with radium on the face!!! 😵‍💫. In addition the first thing we did at the beginning of the unit was take a reading for the background radiation and it was higher then the expected known constant for the location😮. Turn out that just on the other side of the wall at the front of the class where the instructor stood when lecturing were the display cabinets for geology samples. The one probably closest to him was a sample of yellow cake about the size of a small grapefruit😮. I was lab assistant and my next job was to take the geiger counter and find all the radioactive samples. They were gathered into a lead lined box and put up high in a site where few people went. That brightly colored object in this video, I knew without a geiger counter it would be radioactive. I do have a uranium glass bowl, but not in the house.

[@angusbrown325]

Who knew? Very interesting to see. I wonder what damage the radioactive glass and china ware did to people's health if they got dropped and smashed on their kitchen floor. I must watch some more of your videos to see why you hunt for and buy the radioactive plates and stuff instead of - like me - running off with a nose bleed in the opposite direction. 😀

[@RadioactiveDrew]

When I first started finding radioactive antiques I didn't want them anywhere near me. But now that I understand them a little more and know how to block certain types of radiation pretty easily. I keep some of my best uranium glazed pieces in a display case because that alpha and beta radiation is blocked pretty easily with glass or wood. The really hot radium items I keep out of the house in an old concrete and steel lined safe.

[@Live2ride2live54321]

@@RadioactiveDrewwhat would you say is in the threshold of being too “hot”

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@Live2ride2live54321 it depends on how you are going to keep your items. Ceramics can’t be too hot. They can get a bit spicy but nothing that could harm you from having it on display or handling it. Usually radium items are ones I’m a bit more cautious with. They can easily contaminate an area depending on the source and what condition the item is in. Usually items that can max out my Radeye B20 at 550,000 CPM I keep in a safe out of the house.

[@hughesis]

hey drew if you were ever to start selling some antique radioactive glassware or items id be down to buy some im sure others would as well. i did manage to find in my grandmothers house a pretty radioactive blue glazed lamp though. i like the concept of looking for stuff like that because its like an Easter egg hunt.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I do sell stuff from time to time on my site uraniumstore.com . I have a bunch of stuff I need to list. Shipping these objects is much more difficult than shipping little uranium ore pieces.

[@hughesis]

@@RadioactiveDrew cool ill be on the look out, and yea i can understand that certain things would be a bit harder to ship

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@@hughesisI'm always a bit concerned shipping the ceramics because I want to make sure they arrive in one piece.

[@hughesis]

@Radioactive Drew with the way shipping companies handle packages in general I don't blame you on being cautious about it one bit.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Maybe I’ll find a better solution. So far nothing has been broken but I want stuff to be protected as possible.

[@DatBlueHusky]

this is so cool, makes me want to go find stuff at fleamarkets but idk if i could lug my cdv-700 around lol

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, the benefit of using something small like the Radeye B20 is that it doesn’t look like a radiation detector.

[@lucyjanesantos_]

Another great video. Gotta come to some of those stores!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks. Really enjoyed your book "Half Lives".

[@lucyjanesantos_]

@@RadioactiveDrew That's kind of you. Thanks! I would like to interview you for the follow up book - especially about the health mines.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@@lucyjanesantos_ That would be awesome. Just let me know and I'll make myself available.

[@robinwells8879]

I am looking for one of those Aladdin lamp mantels for my lamps.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I was told there was a site to get them from. But I haven't looked into it.

[@Cmcc1235]

Did you tell the antique store lady about the radioactivity in those plates?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I usually do. Most people are very interested by the whole thing.

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

This is like a more dangerous game of hot and cold! xD

[@rickym1883]

Id make a couple hot pockets on the orange one

[@josecarlosquezada2279]

Excellent video, where I can bought the Themo Scientific Radeye ? Is only for expert? Is difficult to find! Thanks

[@RadioactiveDrew]

You can find it on the Fisher Scientific site. I've been told people are having problems buying it from them for some reason.

[@dolphincliffs8864]

Experiment: Pour some vinegar and some citric acid on a piece of Fiestaware and let it sit for a month,pour off the acid and remove it from the vicinity of the Fiestaware and check it out to see if anything hot leached.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’m sure that would work.

[@skyviper4783]

i would love to do this but the only counter i have is a 1953 prospecting counter that has a imploded tube that i cant find any replacements for the life of me

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That detector would give you a lot of attention.

[@johnmarks714]

Have you tried this in 3rd world countries, such as Mexico, Thailand, etc? I could imagine more items being "hot" and much more so.

[@johnmarks714]

Have you published a video on how to interpret a geiger counter? Like what different numbers mean, how do you know something's so radioactive it's unsafe to be near, etc?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That's a good question to ask. I know because of what I have learned over the years of dealing with this stuff. But maybe it would be helpful if I shared what I have found out. I will try and add a video talking about this subject.

[@johnmarks714]

@@RadioactiveDrew have you ever taken a chernobyl tour?

[@johnmarks714]

@@RadioactiveDrew thanks I look forwards to your tutorial video

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@@johnmarks714 I haven’t but I would like to one day when things calm down a bit in that part of the world.

[@johnmarks714]

@@RadioactiveDrew how about that one town in Japan that got evacuated?

[@ongakuwo]

Thank you! I actually call the last plate color salmon. So the Americans call it pink? crazy! ;P

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I think it depends on the person more than what country. I called it pink but I'm sure others here might call it salmon.

[@ksphysicist]

I have found some beautiful uranium glass, but I have yet to run across hot Fiestaware.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, its kind of one of those hit or miss things. Sometimes I visit a couple shops that don't have any hot ceramic plates. Other shops have enough to supply the last three shops that didn't have any.

[@fakenorwegian4743]

Nice background music.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@october6432]

I liked the background music too

[@johnmarks714]

Have you read the free ebook "Here be Dragons : The Care and Feeding of Radioactive Mineral Species (Feb 2017)" by Alysson Rowan? Unfortunately she published it on an academic site that makes it a hassle to download the PDF. Got an email? I could fork u a copy.

[@johnmarks714]

Its written for beginners.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’ve read it before. It seems like a good place to start for beginners. Some basic safety stuff.

[@ericc9837]

If I were to collect stuff like this, and displayed it in my house in a case, would it be dangerous to my health? I guess it would be more dangerous than not having a radioactive display, however, how dangerous is it?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’ll do a short video about my setup I have at home. Hopefully that will answer your questions.

[@ericc9837]

@@RadioactiveDrew that would be really great. You have a very interesting channel and gained a subscriber.

[@michaelkramer1164]

I have to perform a similar exercise for my class. I have access to different radiation detectors (including the RadEye that you used and a MicroR meter). I was wondering: how were you able to identify exactly what the source was in each item? This is the roadblock my team has run into; we can find the radioactive items but cannot figure out what source in making them radioactive.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Well you could use gamma spectroscopy to confirm that uranium is used in these items. You can figure it out looking up the history of the companies that made ceramics like this. Uranium oxide was used by most of the ceramic manufactures in the 20's, 30's and 40's.

[@michaelkramer1164]

@@RadioactiveDrew thank you!

[@kaylynnhuddleston5533]

I actually sold a bunch old depression glass, what is scary is my grandparents had and ate off of this. Can you explain the danger??

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Depression era glass has a very small amount of uranium in it. Plus the only way you are really going to ingest it is if you ground it up and ate the glass itself. There is very little risk from it.

[@johnmarks714]

Can multiple radioactive items together add up to more powerful, penetrative radiation? For example, 1 fiesta plate is weak. What about 10 fiesta plates stacked together?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Stacked together they don’t amplify the radiation. Uranium is self shielding to a point. I’ve seen greater surface are or certain geometry of uranium glazed objects effect radiation in interesting ways. I plan to talk about this because it’s kind of interesting.

[@jacobyalfa]

Man I love your videos. Hugs from El Salvador

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@hilariomendoza1784]

Quick question, i found a uranium jadeite juicer that has the smallest chip in it. While I know uranium glass is safe so long as you wash your hands after holding. Should I get rid of it or try to seal it?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Its fine, there is no point sealing it.

[@hilariomendoza1784]

@@RadioactiveDrew okay thank you

[@bladerunner752]

My wife and I still have some inherited Fiesta ware that is original and the orange color. Is that level a health concern? How much CPM would be a health risk

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Having the Fiesta Ware in the house or even on display isn't a danger. You "could" even use it to serve food or eat off of. I would avoid using anything that is chipped or cracked so uranium glazed flakes don't make it into your food. Also avoid using metal utensils and acidic foods with them. I have a bunch of pieces on display and used them around Halloween and Thanksgiving as decoration and for candy that is boxed or in a wrapper. Hope that helps answer your question.

[@bladerunner752]

@@RadioactiveDrew definitely, thank you

[@h.chappelle2720]

About 20 years ago, I had a particular horrible experience with an antique green glass lamp (actually around the 1930s the lamp was made) when I lived in NYC. I used to rest on the couch with my legs up near it. I almost lost my lower leg from an infection that a specialist said was usually associated with Leukemia, but I did not test positive for Leukemia. Thanks to the Lord, my leg totally healed. A few months later, I wondered if it was the lamp, it did not show results in my gauss meter like another I had did, but I saw a grey in my microscope that was on my desk in the room. I knew no one would believe me, so I tried to photo it, but it did not come out, but it was on the right side in the microscope, where the green glass lamp was about 20 feet away. It was all so weird, so I used a black UV light and the green glass lamp glowed in the dark. So, I got rid of the lamp. That radioactive stuff is dangerous and weird.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Every time I hear about you trying to measure radiation with a gauss meter makes me shake my head. It’s like using a scale to measure temperature…wrong equipment for the job. If you had even the cheapest of Geiger counters you could have detected radiation coming off of that lamp. That uranium glass wouldn’t have done anything to your leg.

[@l8nytr]

@@RadioactiveDrew ty for saying this! 100% true

[@dracov6664]

.Tu byłem, Tony Halik 2022.

[@ianferguson3998]

Love my Fiesta ware

[@justimagine2403]

Are you buying the radioactive stuff? I mean I do but I really am wondering if I should get rid of it all.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I buy items if they are priced right.

[@Pheenix9900]

What kind of geiger counter is that?

[@mikeschulte4271]

How long before u get a dose enough from the plate to cause sickness?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Depends on what you are doing with it. If you were using it as a pillow every night there might be some problems with your health after a while. You could also ingest tiny amounts of uranium if you used these plates to eat off.

[@Rudedogsgarage]

What do you keep your samples and finds in at home

[@lucase6407]

He stated plates and such he keeps in wooden and glass display cases as those block most alpha and beta. Uranium and radium sources he keeps out of the house in a steel and concrete box

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, like Lucas said. I keep uranium glass and uranium glazed ceramics in a glass and wood display case. The radium and uranium ore samples live in a old safe. The reason why the radium and the uranium ore are there is because they emit a lot of gamma radiation and it’s much harder to shield against.

[@Rudedogsgarage]

Thx I enjoy your vids

[@ericmoeller3634]

too bad that plate cant keep your food warm

[@Megadextrious]

Wow this is so cool. So if like a child were to eat from one of those radioactive plates would it be dangerous? Now I want to go to some antique shops and browse around! I had thyroid cancer and now don’t have a thyroid, would it be dangerous for me?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I think it depends on the type of food you are eating off of these plates and if you are using metal utensils, which could chip off pieces of the glaze. I’ve heard that foods that are acidic should be avoided when using these plates. As far as you going to antique shops looking for radioactive items, you would be fine. The only danger you could run into is trying to eat some of those uranium glazed items or mishandling something that has radium paint that is starting to deteriorate.

[@Muonium1]

This got me thinking about other items at antique stores that might be radioactive. I know about zinc sulfide - radium Undark luminous paint but everyone knows about that and wanted some maybe more exotic items. So I did an internet search and clicked on the first result which was a BBC story that looks like it seems to be about...ummmm.... *YOU* ! That was weird, but I guess you're famous! lol

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, BBC did that article on me a couple years ago when I started looking for radioactive items. I've done a couple of interviews about the stuff I've found or things I have in my collection.

[@kaylynnhuddleston5533]

My grandmother who would be over 100 now gave my dad doses of what they called Black draught excuse the spelling. I cannot believe this, and I know well of the radium girl story. I have some glazed orange plates from France, and I am curious??

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Not sure what "Black draught" is exactly? But if its something with these uranium glazed plates I wouldn't worry too much about it. Uranium isn't much of a problem biologically speaking. Radium on the other hand can be a big problem.

[@crf80fdarkdays]

Nah black draught is good for yo

[@TomKappeln]

Lived in Bozeman MT for 2 months .... brrrrrrrr I was a instructor for H&K for a "company" there. (Something with "water" in it) ;-) Anybody has some pictures from Bozeman without snow ? lol

[@RadioactiveDrew]

There’s no snow right now. But yeah it does get cold. Last winter we got down to -40 F. That was the coldest I’ve ever seen it.

[@TomKappeln]

@@RadioactiveDrew Wow, that's hard .. -40 Celsius ... When breathing hurts .. Know it from the Navytime. Have fun with Oppenheimer and stay safe ! Greets' from Srem/Poland.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, -40 is no joke. I went out into it for a couple minutes just to experience the cold.

[@TomKappeln]

@@RadioactiveDrew : I tested these gold/silver blankets NAKED and -20 Celsius .... they work better than ANY other thing i know. I have them anywhere, in the cars, the winter clothing etc ... These blankets safe life !

[@elchaposexcitingadventures1674]

I always wondered why old women have blue hair.

[@gordonwelcher9598]

If you are whispering please reduce the music. It is distracting and not necessary. It reduces my enjoyment of the video.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I'll keep that mine mind going forward. Thanks for the feedback.

[@bedorset579]

I see vintage items, no antiques.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Well you might want to go to every antique shop and correct them.

[@bedorset579]

@@RadioactiveDrew Not every antique shop no, just the ones that are passing vintage items off. It is illegal.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@@bedorset579 that isn't illegal because the definition of antique isn't that narrow. One definition makes mention of any item being over 100 years old as being an antique..another as any item belonging to the past or not modern. It has to do with the word being used as a noun or an adjective. There are also a mix of eras in these shops that have items that are over 100 years old. So pretty far from being illegal and you would have an extremely hard time getting someone in any type of trouble over it.

[@nefariumxxx]

@@bedorset579 There were plenty of items over 100 years old in that shop, not that it even matters.

[@TheManglerPolishDeathMetal]

Nice but you can destroy ppls buisness with your videos if people will freak out and stop coming to places like that