Tenshieternal

That is so way cool

SteveG

Now everybody knows cigaretts are bad, but this is the first time I heard radiation being emitted. Am I right to assume it is from some chemical being combusted? Common combustion?

heinrich

That's a first! Thanks for sharing

Bret928

I think you are correct about the emissions coming from the organics being burned. But if I had to guess I would suspect that it’s the tobacco itself - burning it just puts in a form to be ingested by the smoker. When I first heard that early on in my career – I remember thinking – “Ok, now the whole lung cancer makes sense now.” But by that time I’d been nicotine free for about a decade then.

FYI speaking of organics bet ya didn't know that Bananas have a lot of naturally occurring radiation? So much so that when a truck carrying a load of bananas will set off radation detectors at the border.

Jim bailey - 928 International

lifted from the web..." Radiation is used in the manufacturing of many consumer products. It is used to sterilize products such as cosmetics and medical supplies and for shrink-wrap packaging. It can be used to determine the thickness of materials, how full cans are before sealing them, and the quality of welds in structures such as bridges and buildings.

Radioactive materials also are used in many consumer products. The most common of these is the smoke detector which uses radioactive Americium-241 to detect smoke particles in the air.

Some other examples of activities from which people receive exposures from ionizing radiation include smoking cigarettes, burning gas lanterns, using natural gas for heating and cooking, living in brick or stone houses, using phosphate fertilizers, and watching color television.

The dose from medical, industrial, and consumer product sources varies from person to person, depending upon how many medical/dental x-rays received, type of employment, smoking habits, etc. The dose for the average American is about 10 mrem per year from consumer products and 53 mrem from medical sources. " ....somethings you may not wish to know...

Flott Leben

You should send your best image to Randy and/or John so that they can post this picture on the Rennlist opening shot.

928ntslow

Wow...freaky. When I saw your avatar, it looked like a black and white photo of a 928 pillow I have (yea, I'M sick too!)

pmotts

Keith, must be a euro, the gas filler is on the wrong side...

928ntslow

Good catch!