Righty then, for the folks interested in the cursed plate I’ve been posting about, allow me to give some perspective from the rest of my collection. These are some quick and dirty figures from me because I am Lazy and my geiger counter is slow as hell so I’ve probably undermeasured a few things here. I’ll use mostly uSv but mrem is just chucking on an extra decimal so I’ll show that for examples sake too on the background.
This is a slightly old picture of my cabinet, for todays purposes we’re just looking at the bottom left side (and ignore the Westclox Superglo, she gets to feel special with the spicy clocks even though shes regular glow-in-the-dark because I like Westclox. Thats where I’d put my Big Ben if i Had one...). Some of the other shit in the cabinet is not radioactive either it just lives there anyway because fuck it. Background Radiation (aka with no specific source nearby) ~0.007mrem or 0.07uSv/h Item 1: Quantum Science/Quantum Energy Pendant (Just from through the cardboard box because fuck taking that out again its powdery and I’m not decontaminating for a tumblr post) - 0.69uSv/h (so, imagine a wee bit worse if I unboxed it again) - Now, note this thing is supposed to “protect” from radiation, “enhance the biofield”, fuckin uhhh. lemme check my notes here. oh yeah 5g i guess? Lets just skip over the fact its apparently made from crushed up uranium-238 and thorium-232, thats just the uh. negative ions shes Healthy mate dont even worry about it, it’ll clear ur cancer right up
Item 2: Radium Travel Clock (stinky burned out rectangle one) - 0.86uSv/h This thing is still a cool and nice piece but she really doesnt like glowing much anymore, and theres some real crunchy brown bits on the hands. It’s Actually Stinky for some reason. Came as a packaged deal with my favourite wee beauty, the next on our list. I feel bad not saying a nice thing about it. so I will say I prefer the painting on its numbers in terms of handwriting, it reminds me that a Human Person did that like a hundred years ago. its very pretty and looks sweet as under the UV torch
Item 3: Radium Travel Clock 2 Radioactive Boogaloo (pretty square one) - 0.92uSv/h Now this one still goes good, the clock itself actually works unlike the last one, its super pretty, great nick, no browning whatsoever or burn-in, the glow on this one looks absolutely unreal. Needs the UV torch as well but doesn’t eat shit and die as fast as the other one. Might have been made more recently I guess? Look at it :3 Its so pretty. I love radium dials man, these two travel clocks were an impulse purchase for a DOLLAR.
Item 4: Radium Dial Wristwatch (left) - 2.87uSv/h Now we’re talking. I did pay a decent bit for this one, it was my first radium find and I was very excited about it. The next one will kick its ass though.
Item 5: Radium Dial Wristwatch (right) - 3.36uSv/h Yeah uh. This one was free. It belongs to my friend/flatmate (same one who found the Cursed Plate). She just. Had it with a bunch of other old watches she got from her dad. Has absolutely fuck all paint left on it but it makes the counter go nuts anyway. Item 6: The Fucking Plate... approx >160uSv/h?? Stupid fucking cursed plate I love you why are you like this I never want to take you out of your Safety Box but also I wish I could display you, you are so fucking weird.