Why Did These Have Radioactive Material Added?

[@RevMikeBlack]

That's the nicest collection of Fiestaware I've ever seen. Most impressive.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks. There were only a couple pieces there made by Fiestaware.

[@jamiemac4377]

​@@RadioactiveDrew is it the ones furthest from you

[@notthecia4486]

Damn grandmas famous glowing potato salad really has a different meaning now

[@RadioactiveDrew]

It sure does.

[@JustFamilyPlaytime]

Great - self-warming crockery!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

If it was that radioactive these would be extremely dangerous.

[@nukanurse]

​@@RadioactiveDrewExtremely dangerous isn't how I would describe it as much as low level radioactive waste, long term health effects, exposure, decay rate of 235, water and food contamination.. ect

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I never said these were extremely dangerous. This also isn’t low level waste. Waste is a unwanted leftover product. This uranium has a purpose and was used as a pigment.

[@nukanurse]

@@RadioactiveDrew How is it not low level radioactive waste? Even after the ceramic breaks down the rest of the uranium has to decay

[@RadioactiveDrew]

It’s not waste because it’s not leftover from some other process. Waste is looking to be discarded.

[@landonferguson7282]

It's interesting to see how common these items still are in antique shops. There must have been a lot of them made.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

This color was one of the most popular. For a lot of companies this color made up 30% of the items they sold. So this might be the reason why there is so much of it out there today.

[@nefariumxxx]

Yes, and the more shops you visit - the more different brands you learn were making it. Almost every antique shop will have at least one vintage orange item. It's just everywhere in the USA. I think it's probably up around 20 different companies made it but Fiesta is the most well-known. A while back I got lucky and found an assortment of 8 different salt and pepper shakers priced cheaply.

[@desertengineer1]

@@RadioactiveDrew I carry my little pancake detector when we visit antique stores. The most interesting find has been a very old pottery shard , highly weathered, which I can see specks of carbon in the glaze. This is probably very old, and somehow they knew adding natural uranium resulted in the color. I have no way of dating it, but it is about 2000+ cpm.

[@spvillano]

@@desertengineer1 and also popular for quite a long time, uranium glass.

[@TheGreatGastronaut]

Hi Drew: It’s actually not surprising that the ashtray may have been made by Coors (yes, the same company as the famous brewery) because in addition to brewing, they also have a long history in precision ceramics manufacturing. Coors ceramics division manufactures scientific and industrial ceramics and was located adjacent to the brewery. Not sure if that is all still true today.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Wow...thanks for that info. That's really cool. Next time I'm out that way I'll have to do some more exploring.

[@TheGreatGastronaut]

@@RadioactiveDrew - another pro tip from a former area resident: if you go to Coors to uh, inspect the facilities, ask at the front desk for the “short tour”. That’s the secret code from locals to skip the obligatory brewery tour and pass directly to the elevator to the tasting room. A great pit-stop on a warm day. Also investigate the very famous “Morrison Formation” which was/is a rich uranium deposit visible in the cliffs directly behind and to the south of famous Cache Creek “It’s the water…”. Lastly, don’t forget about investigating Rocky Flat, just a few minutes North. It was a huge plutonium lab and superfund site. There are still items conveniently forgotten and not often repeated about the plume of pollution that extended into surrounding communities to its north and a reservoir that can never go dry, lest the dried mud from the bottom ever become dust in the atmosphere. Lots of radioactive things to pursue.

[@misskitty2133]

I didn’t know!

[@treelineresearch3387]

They even made ceramic golf putters, I picked one up in a thrift store last year. Had "ZrO2" impressed on the bottom so I assume it was made specifically from zirconium dioxide.

[@raginroadrunner]

Coors is world renouned for its porcalain. The heat shield plates on the shuttle were made by Coors.There beer is knoen mostly in the US. I lived Golden for a long time.

[@ko_medic]

When my in-laws come over for dinner we use the “special orange China”

[@YunxiaoChu]

Why the quotes?

[@ryana3298]

It’s actually safe to eat off of. Only if the plate isn’t chipped or cracked.

[@carebear8316]

Are you trying to give them cancer?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@carebear8316 you won’t get cancer from using these.

[@brettkelly5671]

Just started purchasing uranium infused glassware from thrift stores. It’s a lot of fun running around large thrift stores with a black light hunting mystical “glowing” cups and plates! People around me seem equally interested as soon as I find a piece that glows bright green! I completely attribute this hobby to the content I’ve watched in your videos. Uranium detection is super interesting! I’m sure I’ll end up buying a geiger counter in the near future!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Buying a Geiger counter really does help a lot finding these items.

[@Thom4ES]

One word...army surplus

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259]

Keeps your food warm on those cold winter nights.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

If only that were true.

[@rustymotor]

Lovely collection! I have a few radioactive orange Fiestaware items and some Uranium glassware pieces, one piece belonged to my great Grandmother and it is a lot more radioactive than the other glass items plus it really glows nicely under the Ultraviolet lamp.

[@oldminer5387]

Thank you for posting Drew. I think my grandmother had several pieces of this dinner ware.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I wouldn't doubt that. This color was extremely popular back in the day.

[@bigpig9562]

Are you going to serve a banquet with these? I am not coming. 😂

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Wasn't planning on it. I have a radioactive bowl I use for Halloween candy.

[@bigpig9562]

@@RadioactiveDrew A great collection though! The public needs to be educated on the radioactive stuff around us. I'm just starting to learn above it although a little late. Thanks for you channel!

[@peterwexler5737]

You are the "Everyday Astronaut" of all things radioactive. I love your work.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks…glad you like the content.

[@andrewprice1189]

Recently subscribed from Australia after finding your video from the trinity site which i visited in 2017. Great content & extremely interesting, keep up the quality work!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks for the sub. I'm planning on going back out there next week to do another video about the site and some areas around there.

[@BriarsAndBones]

Very cool! I recently got a Geiger counter for antiquing, and a lemonade pitcher in this color has been the most radioactive thing I've found so far. They're so darn pretty.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, that orange / red can be some of the stronger items you can find in antique shops. There is something about that color as well, along with the style from that time period.

[@KirtFitzpatrick]

I think I actually have one of these ceramics in my house. The orange color is spot on and I bought it from an antique shop. It's one of my favorites.

[@jasonwhite2028]

Uh oh i hope you havent been eating off of it too much.

[@OpenGL4ever]

I also suspect I have a few of those orange ceramics. I need to buy a Geiger counter for measurements.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Enameled cooking ware was also often treated with such coatings. So the color makes it pretty easy to spot if you find such pots in your grandma's kitchen.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I've seen some of these before. Usually they aren't as radioactive as these orange colored pieces.

[@neon-john]

There is also a brown glaze and a light tan one made from U. The color depends primarily on the atmosphere in the kiln during glazing.

[@zoutewand]

Damn I had one of those 😅

[@Brielshallouf]

I’m imagining you just walking around goodwill with your counter 😂 ooo nice plates “beep beep beep beeeeeeep”

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, that's pretty much how it goes.

[@skyking3525]

Great work Drew! Another masterpiece!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@BackYardScience2000]

Very nice collection, man! I'm somewhat jealous! I only have a handful of these, but they are pretty damn active for what they are and their size.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That’s usually why I like them…they look cool and they’re decently hot.

[@LaserTechGuru]

oh hey you watch him too Backyardscience2000 lol,@@RadioactiveDrew i have a decent collection of U-Glass most of mine is just the green glass, i do however have a small Glazed Fiestaware Plate, it gets about 3300CPM so not very hot at all, it is really fun finding that stuff in antique stores, i have a local one i go in every now and then where i got the fiestaware plate, i actually found a Radium Painted Vase before in there, only a couple small spots were painted with it but i still got i think it was like 250CPM off it, and ive seen some of that milky Uranium Glassware, sadly for those and the radium painted one i didn't have the money to get them and next time i went in there someone else had snagged them. i really wanna go out to the wooded lake access near me since there are large amounts of Rocks that have been Blasted out Due to the Dam being constructed, i want to see if i could find any Uraninite or possibly some Autunite would be awesome lol

[@pita2101]

Your videos are always very interesting! Thanks for your work!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem...glad you like them.

[@ThinkingBetter]

During the years these products were produced, there must have been some really nasty hot spots. A floor with spills of this glaze, containers of the uranium powder, a warehouse with many 1000s of these plates stacked, defective plates being turned into small pieces with uranium dust in the air etc. must have been areas existing with people working there with many hours of exposure.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

As far as I know the guys mixing the glazes got the worst of it.

[@ThinkingBetter]

@@RadioactiveDrew It’s hard to prove who got the most exposure. The death from cancer is usually sufficiently long after exposure to prove the cause. Some might have got sick or died from the more immediate toxicity perhaps some got kidney failure.

[@inductivelycoupledplasma6207]

What's much worse is the factories where radium military instruments were manufactured!

[@Thom4ES]

There's another sad tale...the girls who painted the radium clock hands on glowing watches...they were told to form the paint brush tips ,in their mouths...( eeast coast ,I think ,maybe in boston)

[@VickyCooksalot]

Got to remember the radium girls. The radium health drinks, and all the cosmetics and skincare. 😳

[@DocIlpalazzo]

What

[@chitowndubable]

Wasn’t aware uranium was used in color I collect uranium and vaseline glass never heard of these thanks for the info

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem.

[@Sanisfaction]

Thank you for comming to the point and conclusion in the first minute! Hallelujah! God bless your soul

[@danshearer7627]

My best friend's mom while in high school in the 80's had this stuff. I took my Geiger counter over to the house and showed her what was going on. She immediately got rid of the stuff. It was fun to use it as a source for testing my meters at that time.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Some people overreact to radiation.

[@roentgen226]

been here since 650 subs, Keep it up bro you're making it!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks for being with me along the way.

[@CatsMeowPaw]

I have been lucky enough to pick up two orange uranium Fiestaware items at auction here in Australia. These items are very rare here, and I have never seen one at an antique store. So, if you have a lot of these items, think about sending them down here for a premium price.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’ll keep that in mind. There are a lot of these items on eBay. Of course it’s kind of hard to tell if some of them are radioactive or not by photos alone.

[@isiso.speenie5994]

Love your info Bro !

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’m glad.

[@martinsmith3847]

Wow that is a fantastic collection! When you say those are 1000 times above background it sounds really scary because if that was true it would be dangerous, but you can't compare beta radiation with the gamma radiation from background. The actual equivalent dose rate is only 1 or 2 times above background. Another thing I noticed is that the gamma filter is showing 6 uSv/h from a distance when in reality the true gamma dose rate on contact with a plate of 50,000 cpm is about 0.25 uSv/h. That means that the filter is not blocking all of the beta radiation. You can test this by placing a non radioactive plate on top of a radioctive one to shield the beta radiation and then measuring the gamma dose rate with the filter on the B20.

[@inductivelycoupledplasma6207]

Indeed, refined U without Ra daughters produces very little gamma radiation. The gamma filter definitely lets some beta through. If those plates were indeed 100uSv/h of gamma on contact, they would indeed be quite hot. Large chunks of rich U ore (with over 1kg of uranium) can register over 1mSv/h in gamma on contact. That's 10,000x background. Large rocks like that may be detected at 30ft away on a gamma scint!

[@Thom4ES]

​@@inductivelycoupledplasma6207scintillating data....inductivlycoupled plasma ? Is this about a plasma touch? Or sealing the edge of two bowls made of magnetism. (S)

[@WalterWagner001]

I made a comment and referenced the scale as mR/hr, without looking at it. I've got an older gm and it has mR/hr, not uSv/hr.

[@Thom4ES]

Crisp wit the rock. Good works , no fluff no misdirection. ...should I line my casket with fiestaware ?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That would be kind of interesting.

[@frede2102]

I have learnt that alpha rays are the most dangerous if they are inside the body, which they often dont because they are stopped so easily. But is there not a risk of getting exposed to a lot of alpha rays using these tiles for eating and drinking? Or is the dose too small to make a difference unless you actually eat the tiles?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah, unless you are eating the plates you should be okay.

[@Gargoyle_Guy]

Very nice. I got a blacklight and now collect uranium glass because of you and want to get some fiesta ware but i'll have to get a geiger counter myself to pinpoint the ones that are actually hot.

[@robyost6079]

Hi Drew, Just discovered your channel today with the Oppenheimer projection video. Love the videos about uranium used in ceramics and tiles. I just picked up a couple uranium glass pieces in the past month. Thanks for the great videos!

[@henryasselin123]

Ate off these daily as a kid in the early 2000s. What a time it was

[@ilovemyhonda250ex]

I have some that are non-orange or red, they are a dark speckled brown, but not quite as dark as the black in your video. Drips of dark brown flow over a base glaze. I have no information on them. I have a plate, teacup and matching base plate in the same style, and salt and pepper shakers that are all this brown dripped style and pretty spicy (between 20-70 uSv/hr). Have you ever seen any in this style? Thanks for the great video!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’ve seen some pieces that look like the ones you are describing. Uranium glazed ceramics can have some interesting colors that’s for sure.

[@ilovemyhonda250ex]

@@RadioactiveDrew Truly! Happy hunting!

[@hbenn420]

With all the radioactive pottery and glazes and all the other radioactive stuff along with your radium water pitcher I don't know if I've ever seen you test for radon! What are these levels at I am finding higher levels of radon where I'm storing my pottery.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I have an Air Things radon monitor in my house. Doesn't get to any level I would be concerned about. Seen it as high as 30 pCi/l when we've been gone for a week or so with no air moving around in the house. usually its around 8-13 pCi/l. When I stick it in a cabinet full of radioactive items it goes up to 250-300 pCi/l.

[@hbenn420]

@RadioactiveDrew I have the air things also and I had the door closed in the room I have all my stuff stored in and it got up to almost 16 which they definitely try to tell you is pretty high but I opened the window a crack and it goes right down to 2. But damn 200 to 300 that's pretty nuts that would be quite the waft coming in from opening the door of the cabinet! Do you keep your revigator in the same room? Did they hook you up with the 103 yet also? Their newest Geiger?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@hbenn420 I usually keep that Revigator in the garage with all the other too hot for the house items. I don’t open that cabinet very often plus I haven’t noticed the radon level going up since items have been in that cabinet. I’m sure they contribute to the radon in the house because that cabinet is far from air tight. Radiacode did send me out a 103, I’ve been using it as my primary for a while now.

[@OktoPutsch]

The FallOut Boy channel. I think it's the only one dedicated to this topic I ever found yet. Very interesting btw

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’m glad you are finding these videos interesting.

[@nedhedrick5752]

I actually remember my mother using this stuff, and us kids eating/drinking from it when I was very young! I'm 73 now so I think I didn't suffer any ill effects.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

You could totally use these items for a lifetime and have zero effects to your health. But you do take a chance using these...might not be a very big chance.

[@MiamiMillionaire]

there is a train station in Germany whose interior is completely tiled with uranium tiles ( could be a place you want to check out if you happen to visit in Germany )

[@RadioactiveDrew]

A couple people have told me about this. Would love to go back to Germany one day...plenty of cool sites to visit.

[@DA-ou7hv]

Perfect product, glows in the dark, enhances your sun tan and warms certain foods on its own.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

If only it did all of that.

[@007gunlogo]

Very interesting video...and beautiful collection! Thanks for explaining everything in such detail.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem. Glad you liked it.

[@lordeverybody872]

Oddly enough, uranium glazes were available to potters up into the early 80's

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Very true. I think at that point most were using depleted uranium oxide.

[@Eagle1538]

I have original ware it was my great gmas. And i didn't know this. We use them daily.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

So many people used these plates with zero health effects.

[@jimnorthland2903]

Thanks for the informative video!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem.

[@josh9673]

Love your videos man.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I'm glad. Its always nice reading comments like that.

[@zanlooney343]

There is a green glass from the same era which has uranium in it. Perhaps you could collect it as well.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I do collect it. Just not as much as the ceramics.

[@dymytryruban4324]

Radium content in uranium ore is very low: Marie and Pierre Curie had to process several tons of pitchblende in order to get 1/10 g of radium chloride. The distance ionizing radiation travels in a medium depends on its quantic energy.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yes the amount of radium in uranium ore is extremely small. But the half-life of radium 226 is 1600 years which is much shorter than uranium 238 half-life of 4.5 billion years. This makes the radium much more radioactive even in far smaller quantities.

[@LiborTinka]

The ash tray glaze must be either uranium dioxide or maybe some uranium(III) compound as these are also black. IIRC the orange glaze would be uranium trioxide (UO3), i.e. uranium(VI). The variety of colours of uranium seems to be almost as rich as that of chromium. Of course on all oxidation states will be available for glazing as some are prone to further oxidation (will change colour in the kiln).

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Uranium has some very colorful oxidation states. From what I’ve seen with glazes is that when the uranium glaze is applied it looks yellow and after getting baked by the kiln it turns orange (uranium trioxide).

[@leonardmichaelwrinch446]

Thanks Drew‼️another great video 👍I have A plate from California kilns that’s 70.0000 counts per minute 🤗

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Dang...that's a hot plate.

[@dodools]

Drew, you have to do one flying in a airline specially above 30,000 feet. One short hop with a top reading above 2000 CPM.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Next time I'm on a flight I'll being doing this.

[@normkirk65]

Very fascinating and interesting video ! Thank you Drew ! It's strange to think that anti-matter is "spewing" out of those bowls and plates ! 😲

[@npsfam]

Very interesting and informative video. Those are lovely ceramic wares.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yeah those ceramics have a very cool look.

[@SPLTDP]

Did you ever test that ashtray with the 103 to see exactly what is in the glaze? Love the videos!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I could have tested it with the 102 or 103. But I’m fairly sure that it’s a uranium glaze. Might have to test it now that you brought it up.

[@jimmycole855]

I find your videos very calming lol Good job

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@jimmycole855]

@@RadioactiveDrew your welcome 🤗

[@pagieoo]

i want that tea set

[@thecraftedfilms4513]

Keep up the great work love your videos!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@IsotopeInfinity]

When are you going to post the video on neutron activation?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That's going to be a little while. I have some traveling coming up for videos on the channel. I'm hoping in the next couple of months I can start with the activation videos.

[@IsotopeInfinity]

@@RadioactiveDrew OK, Thanks!

[@K.Kelly87]

Also, back in this time period, all green paint and dyes were made with Arsenic, and lead.

[@mikewazowski3303]

Thank you for the very informative video! Do you have any links for further reading/how you researched this? Very cool equipment you used too.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

There are some great books on tile that uses the same type of glaze, "California Tile The Golden Era", "Ceramic Art of the Malibu Potteries", "Informal: The Completist's Guide to Pacific Pottery Hostessware"...are some that come to mind. All the other info I've gotten over the years was reading the histories of different pottery manufactures from the time period.

[@gman6081]

Great voice. Great display and well laid out video. Intersting topic. Totally engrossing and educational for a rad-geek like me or even someone who knows little on the topic. Thank you for your time making this video. How much does the Geiger counter/dosimeter you are using cost? Ballpark.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

The Radeye B20 that I use costs $2000 now…use to be $1400. It’s kind of a lot for a Geiger counter but it’s great for my use. Glad you liked the video.

[@ThomasGrillo]

One thing I've wondered about: If this stuff has uranium in it, and a lot of it is being washed at the same time, or stored in water by people thinking they're shielding themselves from radiation, couldn't the water act as a moderator, and produce a low grade reaction?

[@ridgecrestwack9746]

I doubt it but that’s an interesting question

[@RadioactiveDrew]

The water could act as a moderator if there was enough material. It would take enough plates to fill a large classroom in a pool of water. You might get a reaction. The glaze might not be dense enough to get a reaction going. Would be an interesting experiment.

[@ThomasGrillo]

@@RadioactiveDrew Indeed, and I just remembered you'd need beryllium reflectors to enhance neutron production, too. :)

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Not necessarily. The first graphite reactor used natural uranium in oxide and metal form. These uranium slugs were spaced out and inserted into the graphite blocks that had holes drilled into the blocks for the slugs. So they used graphite as the moderator and the reactor had no air or water cooling. It was a proof of concept. So it was brought up to critical and then powered down.

[@ThomasGrillo]

@@RadioactiveDrew Ah, ok. Kind of like the Chernobyl plant, but just without a cooling loop. Cool. Well, hot, actually. LOL ;)

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Never seen such an extensive collection before. My ex-wife has a few Fiestaware pieces and a few uranium glass vases.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

This was most of the collection.

[@mariemorgan7759]

Such beautiful kitchen ware, had no idea they used Uranium in the color! Thanks for the information. You may want to look up the Radium Dial girls story,very sad and horrific!😢

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks…and I’ve read about the radium girls. It’s a pretty horrific story.

[@battleangel5595]

Flea market season opens soon in my neck of the woods. Might take my Terra-P with me or my Ludlum with me. Preferably my Ludlum since the Terra-P goes batpoo crazy with it's alarm if the set threshold is reached. The Terra-P is both a dosimeter and Geiger counter in one. Gamma only though. Takes the biscuit compared to my Soeks dosimeter.

[@rottsandspots]

I love your channel and am binge watching.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’m glad you’re enjoying the content.

[@rottsandspots]

@@RadioactiveDrew you have the best factual channel by far. I see so many Inaccuracies and clickbait on the topic of radiation.

[@imchris5000]

hey I got an interesting experiment for you to try is to see if the uranium glaze has any antibacterial properties

[@scenicroadwaysyt]

Great video. Just bought my first radioactive orange plate at the antique store. Does the small amount of gamma emitted travel as far as the beta does? or is it mostly just within a few inches of the plates?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Sounds like you are thinking about alpha radiation…that only goes a couple inches in air. Gamma radiation goes a very long way. But since these plates give off very little gamma it’s harder to detect further away.

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Thanks for sharing.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem.

[@robertmeyer4744]

That was great. That black ash tray was a great find. smoking is way more dangerous than radiation from that ashtray. they still have that color but not radioactive anymore. it has to be before WW2 time . even though they go the go ahead to use after the way I do not know of anyone that used it in glazing. outher pigments were found and i think cheaper. this a great mark in history. ☢

[@RadioactiveDrew]

The radiation is a great way to date certain objects.

[@catey62]

How does the radiation given off by these compare to the radiation given off by uranium glass? I read somewhere they would use anywhere from 12 Kilos ( 25 pounds ) to around I think it was 250 kilos (500 pounds ) of uranium in a batch of glass. 🤔

[@RadioactiveDrew]

These uranium glazed ceramics are usually much more radioactive than any uranium glass.

[@nukanurse]

Glass can he a range of "hottness" There is no way to compare when theres unknown amounts used in both glass and ceramic but its generally known that fiestaware is way more radioactive

[@yellowflag4803]

my favorite part is that your just chilling around all these

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Trying to show that even though these are radioactive there’s nothing to fear.

[@yellowflag4803]

@@RadioactiveDrew yeah, i think most people fear it because it could give you cancer.

[@HurleyDeanSandpointIdaho]

Great show. My daughter collects Fiestaware. I'm going to check them for radioactive material. Keep up the wonderful work.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Glad you enjoyed the video. There is a bunch of new Fiestaware that doesn’t use uranium. But there’s a lot out there that does.

[@norandois]

Awesome! I wonder that you going in the desert again with your drone stuff and exploring!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’m out exploring right now. Getting a bunch of footage. Way too windy to fly my drone today.

[@norandois]

@@RadioactiveDrew I put gold prospecting aside for the profits of looking for geochemical uranium targets, it's thrilling!! since you convinced me to buy a geiger counter in your videos I see many radioactive hot spot that nobody even know.

[@calebplumleephotography]

Why would anyone want to collect these exactly? Even if it is low levels, shouldn't we be avoiding more exposure?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I collect them mainly because they are radioactive...but I think they look cool and have an interesting history behind them. The radiation is pretty easy to shield against and its not very intense.

[@Clevelandsteamer324]

7:31 Coors made ceramics to stay alive during the depression. Mortar and pestle made by coors are common in high school chemistry classes.

[@Dp-dx3zu]

Actually quite beautiful

[@RadioactiveDrew]

They are.

[@markramsay6399]

Nice video. Mark.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@SixOhFive]

The holy grail for glass blowers is the Corning glass uranium glass rods dead stock. These tubes can still be found. I actually have a dab rig that is made out of this Corning uv glass.

[@isiso.speenie5994]

Good job.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@Torighostgangsmells]

I wanted to let you know that the radium crème I can't remember what it's called people have said they think they faked putting radium in it cause back then it brought more eyes to a product because they can't find any trace of it being in there and I've talked to people who sampled it in the lab however I still think it's cool the history of radium and uranium used in glazes and in glass 😊I love this stufffffffff

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’ve heard of that as well. Some products had some ridiculous amounts of radium in them and others had none.

[@raginroadrunner]

My mother worked at Coors porcelain for many years and she made alot of ashtrays. She lived to be almost 100.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That's pretty cool. I hope I can find more of those pieces next time I visit Colorado.

[@Mercury586]

7:00 How do you turn the alarm 1 or 2 sign off at that reading like which setting do you use? When it reaches a high reading mines show alarm 1 or 2

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I think I have my alarm setting set to .5 uSv/hr and second alarm at 10 uSv/hr. You can go into the app and turn off the alarms under device settings. You can do the same thing in the Radiacode unit.

[@Mercury586]

@@RadioactiveDrew Settings only say Finder, Single, Edit Tau, Contrast. On single mode it still says alarm. its the 2 arrows for alarm 1 and 2

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@@Mercury586 I'm sorry, I thought you were talking about the Radiacode and not the Radeye. Pretty sure you just have to set the alarms to 9999 and kcpm or higher if you can (it might just revert to the 600,000 kcpm limit when that number is entered and you go to the next line. Just looked at mine and its set to 429 Mcpm, which is impossible for the Radeye B20 to get to because it overloads at 600,000 CPM. I also have all the alarm notifications turned off. Hope that helps some.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@Mercury586 did you buy it new or used. Sounds like some of the functions might be locked out.

[@Mercury586]

@@RadioactiveDrew i bought it new

[@vikm1341]

Would uranium glass jewelry be safe? I recently got into collecting vintage jewelry and I realized some pieces were glowing. It kind of freaked me out.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

As long as you aren’t eating it you’re good.

[@Jo-the-fixer]

I think I have a butter dish that is this stuff. My grandma is a hoarder and lives at Goodwill and I found one dish dish this color I mean looks almost same pattern I need to get a way to see if it's radio active

[@misskitty2133]

Sounds like a silly question, & I’m a chemist..but as it decays, will the color of the glaze/item change??,love ur channel!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That is a good question. I think it might change but it would take an extremely long time for it to show up. The different oxidation states of uranium have some interesting colors. But I’m certain that would change when enough of it decayed into another element.

[@misskitty2133]

Unfortunately you & I will never know. Thanks for your reply!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I think that’s safe to say.

[@TotallyJuice]

I found some orange old ceramic plates and cups, is this that?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Could be. It’s hard to say for sure unless you have a radiation detector of some kind.

[@stewiecthulhu]

Its hard to find these in the UK, i have bought some on ebay from the USA, got a lovely pair of salt and pepper shakers, still with the little corks in, sets my Geiger counter off.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Here in the US there were a bunch of ceramic manufacturers that used uranium in the glaze. It’s amazing how much stuff I find. But I think there are a couple of companies in the UK that used similar glaze chemistry.

[@stewiecthulhu]

@Lookup2Wakeup yes they did, they arrived sooner than expected, i gave one to my eldest son for his radioactive collection and the other one for mine.

[@stewiecthulhu]

@@RadioactiveDrew Thats great, do you happen to know the companies names? I will keep a good look out.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

@@stewiecthulhu I remember reading about it in a book. I would have to look it up because I can't remember it off the top of my head.

[@Pte1643]

What happens if you put them in the microwave? 😂

[@CheekiDavey]

is it bad that you touch it or put food on it and eat it is it someway bad for your body or the radioactiveness has some effects in anyway?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No...the only bad idea would be to use metal utensils and acidic foods. As long as the glaze isn't clipped or cracked your ingestion of uranium should be next to nothing.

[@sonus289]

so if you stack all that glass will it start to get warm?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No, it isn't radioactive enough.

[@OnTheRiver66]

Are there any neutrons emitted by uranium alone?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Maybe some in the 0.7% U235 that is in these plates.

[@murtlethefertileturtle6732]

Hi quick question i have been collecting uranium glass for some time but i was always curious about the red fiesta ware is it safe to have in my house and be around?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Yes, it’s safe to have in your house. I have a bunch in a display case, that blocks the majority of the radiation. I also have some pieces out in the open. The real problem is if the uranium gets inside you. I wouldn’t use them to eat out of to play it safe.

[@davidfalconer8913]

Also .. The pale green ( Uranium ) glass .. ( really great under UV light ! ) ... DAVE™🛑

[@bigDwood]

I was a spray booth operator at the homer Laughlin china company. Cobalt is also radioactive.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Natural cobalt isn’t radioactive. Cobalt-60 that is made in a nuclear reactor is.

[@Prussian_Blue]

Damn, really jealous of that radeye, too bad its so expensive, also that collection is massive lol.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

The Radeye has shot up in price. I bought mine in 2017 for $1300...now its over $2100.

[@historicalplayground]

How much does a decent gieger counter cost? My dad is an antiquer.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

The Better Geiger is decent one to get started. But it’s going to have a hard time seeing the majority of the radiation that most radioactive antiques emit.

[@adamdobias4669]

the dot artifacts from gamma radiation on the radium watch timelapse is cool

[@Liminaut0]

Hey drew! Super cool video, and nice collection! :D Speaking of which, could you do a video on every item in your radioactivity collection? I think that would be a super cool video to watch! :D

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Would be an interesting video.

[@Liminaut0]

@@RadioactiveDrew Yeah! :D

[@butchfajardo8832]

Can you please do a lecture on radioactivity in seafood? South Korea is already testing their seafood and Japan will release radioactive water into the ocean next month. I want to buy a Geiger counter to test seafood. Can you please advise me which Geiger counter is the right one to use? Thanks!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

You’re not going to find any additional radiation in seafood from Fukushima. The ocean has a natural level of uranium dissolved in it. So much so it’s almost economical to extract it for nuclear fuel production. The tritium contaminated water that Fukushima is going to release with have zero effect and zero impact. But if you want to get a Geiger counter that’s pretty sensitive and can tell you which radioisotope your detecting than I would get the Radiacode 102.

[@whiskycola5185]

Finally i found some orange stuff in Berlin, its on the walls of trainstations. 30-100 micro sievert 40.000 cpm with GQ gmc 600+. Seconds ago i ordered a Radiacode 102, please tell me it is nearly the same as your 101?

[@rs2143]

Are antique signes like red texaco radioactive . And porcelain teeth or crowns ?😎🥱

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I would be surprised if any old Texaco signs were radioactive. Maybe they did some smaller items that used uranium...maybe. I've never heard of teeth or crowns made with uranium. But I wouldn't put it past people.