r/interesting • u/lb3a3 • 1d ago

HISTORY Atomic Bomb Cereal ring with real Polonium-210

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u/wild_womanxoxo 1d ago

and nobody ever mentions that it expired. polonium-210 halves every 138 days, so the flashes faded out inside a year and you were left wearing a normal ring that used to be an atomic bomb

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u/MolecularConcepts 1d ago

thanks you saved me some money was about to get one, but was just thinking about the half life lol

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u/ALittleShowy 1d ago

You wanted it actively radioactive?...

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u/Dont-Really-Matter 1d ago

Im sorry i thought this was america

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u/SinoSoul 1d ago

atomic *flashlight

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u/koick 1d ago

Couldn't you just go to your local vape shop and just refill it?