From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Oct 10 2003 - 20:47:42 PDT
Altogether too much anatomical information, thank you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Beattie" <bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] RADIOACTIVE stenciled on S250
> Thanks Arthur,
> That makes the most sense. I don't think it was ever used since the
paint on
> the floor
> wasn't even scratched. So, as far as I can tell it only ever had just
radio
> equipment in
> it. They had left the racks and some switch box assemblies but none of the
good
> electronics.
> So hopefully there never was enough radiation to do any real harm.
Although one
> lister did
> give me cause for alarm....it's still there though, phew.
> Bruce
>
>
> m35products wrote:
>
> > There are many instances of electronic components containing trace
amounts
> > of radioactive material to enhance the operation and efficiency of the
> > component. For instance, certain vacuum tubes contain beta-particle
> > emitters. The common neon pilot light on your Sears multiple outlet
strip
> > has a tiny bead of radioactive material to make the pilot light last
longer.
> > There is probably a government regulation that states that any amount is
> > sufficient to be reportable, or labelled.
> >
> > By the way, here's a neat science experiment:
> >
> > Take an elderly power strip or light switch that has a neon pilot, but
is
> > getting weak and flickery. In a dark room, watch the light as you turn
on a
> > small flashlight. The pilot will suddenly get brighter, and stop
flickering.
> > That's because the photons (electrons) from the flashlight are helping
the
> > weakened neon gas to ionize. The manufacturer puts a tiny amount of
> > radioactive stuff inside the pilot light, as a source of photons, to
> > accomplish the same thing.
> >
> > Thank you, Mr. Science.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Buck & Rami Sharp" <bls@inebraska.com>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] RADIOACTIVE stenciled on S250
> >
> > > hope your little smokey dont fall off or you grow any weird extra body
> > parts
> > > maby they hauled stuff around in it that wasnt that big of a deal
unless
> > it
> > > got set off like a small bomb? just guessing hope its not still
> > radioactive
> > > is there any other numbers on it that could lead to an explination to
what
> > > it was used for??
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bruce Beattie" <bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu>
> > > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 9:31 PM
> > > Subject: [MV] RADIOACTIVE stenciled on S250
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have a very nice S250. The radios were taken out, but the
condition
> > > > inside and out
> > > > is almost like new. In fact, I dought if it ever saw any duty at
all. I
> > > > have had it for
> > > > about 4 years now, and although I knew there was some stenciled
letters
> > > > on the back,
> > > > they had been sprayed over by DRMO so I never really paid that much
> > > > attention to it.
> > > > I was more interested in setting it up as a camper.
> > > >
> > > > One day a complete stranger walks by and asks what it is, and I
tell
> > > > him it's a Radio
> > > > Teletype, and then have to explain what that is. Then he asks me why
> > > > there is this
> > > > stenciled on letters 1 inch high that spells RADIOACTIVE? I snapped
> > > > around and duh,
> > > > there it is hiding under a few splotches of spray paint, but none
the
> > > > less quite ledgible.
> > > >
> > > > Any idea what was going on with this unit that they would put
that
> > > > on it?
> > > >
> > > > The irony of this whole thing is that Bezerkeley is one of those
places
> > > > that has declared
> > > > themselves a nuclear free zone. I never did understand that either,
> > > > since I never met a
> > > > bomb that could read and obey instructions from the ground.
> > > >
> > > > So there is your Friday night puzzle.
> > > >
> > > > Bruce MVPA 23824 (Starting to glow in the dark)
> > > >
> > > >
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