The Powder Toy

Radioizotope smoke detector by SatanistValera

SatanistValera
SatanistValera
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20th Dec 2019
20th Dec 2019
Copy soviet smoke detector "KI-1". In "KI-1" used izotope plutonium-239 and plutonium-241.
karma smoking powder radiation ionizing smokedetector fire safety

Comments

  • East_Europe3339
    East_Europe3339     22nd Dec 2019
    so. much. comments. i cant say its spam but it is and isnt
  • JackX
    JackX     22nd Dec 2019
    Most smoke detectors I've seen use Americium 241, which is approximately 1'630'000 times as radioactive as Uranium 235, the stuff used to make Nuclear Bombs
  • magnetman33
    magnetman33     21st Dec 2019
    I've got a 25uCi AmBe(from smoke detectors, it's all sealed don't panic) neutron source in my room doing some neutron activation experiments, but so far I haven't been able to measure anything, so it's probably too weak lol
  • astro-nomical
    astro-nomical     21st Dec 2019
    Neutrons decay into a 1 MeV Photon (gamma rays) if not abosrbed, but because of their mass and charge they dont really do much (unless youre in very high energy ranges [8-10-MeV] like youd see with thermonuclear reactions (such as fusion of hydrogen isotopes) But all in all the term "ionising radiation" is just that. Radiant particles or waves carrying enough energy to "kick" an electron from its atomic "orbit"
  • Tom_Foolery
    Tom_Foolery     20th Dec 2019
    Also, on an unrelated note, the grating on the smoke detector could be set to VOID with a ctype set to NEUT, so that the neutrons won't escape while the smoke can come in.
  • Tom_Foolery
    Tom_Foolery     20th Dec 2019
    Neutrons are quite dangerous and very, very ionizing if at the proper energies. On an absorbed dose equivalency chart, 1.0 MeV neutrons (such as those found in reactors) cause 10.5 times more damage to tissue than an equal dose of gamma rays.
  • astro-nomical
    astro-nomical     20th Dec 2019
    @JasonS Neutrons are ionizing radiation if they are capable of ionizing atoms. Something only needs an energy of 1 eV to be considered ionising.
  • JasonS
    JasonS     20th Dec 2019
    Technically neutrons aren't ionizing radiation. They just make you radioactive which then produces ionizing radiation. I'm pretty sure the neutrons themselves actually do little damage.
  • INFINITY-BOI
    INFINITY-BOI     20th Dec 2019
    i love that joke