Beta particles through a peice of parafin wax can make Gamma particles too

 

Technically, no. Gammas come from nuclear interactions. Betas being slowed down will emit Bremsstrahlung X-rays. Doesn't need to be wax - just about anything will do. Slamming energetic electrons into metal is a standard way to make X-rays.

agreed, as in the X-Ray cathodes or Roetogen(sp) ray apparatus.

 

actualy to find out a bit more, look up a guy called Chadwick and/or Rutherford, both of these guys messed around with these kind of ideas and methods for years, much of it is very interesting work too!

ack, i said am-241 was a beta source??? bah! i meant alpha. i know alphas knock neutrons out of be.

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You guys have too much time on your hands.

 

While this next link should probably go in the mechanics section (or even astronomy), I thought it would be most appropriate here, due to the subject matter of these e.mails

Lawnchair Larry

 

Make sure you guys also check out the guy that played Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic pistol, and the JATO Man

 

Enjoy!

-Ian

Or just visit the whole http://www.darwinawards.com website and read them all.

how to prevent from the radiations.

GAMMAS AREN'T PARTICES THEY ARE WAVES

Beta particles through a peice of parafin wax can make Gamma particles too

STOP USING ALL CAPITALS!

 

We stand corrected.

It just makes me really mad that everyone gets that wrong (except wave-particle duliaty but that is not the point)

GAMMAS AREN'T PARTICLES THEY ARE WAVES

 

Funny statement for someone with that nick

Funny statement for someone with that nick

it is the truth

I already pointed this out in post #70.

GAMMAS AREN'T PARTICES THEY ARE WAVES

Gammas are Force fields, while electrons etc are Matter fields.

 

Force fields are usually offshell, while matter happens to be usually onshell. But gamma has the peculiarity of having null mass, so it is easy for them to be on shell, then we call it electromagnetic radiation.

I think rather than saying what gammas are, the point was just that they aren't particles.

GAMMAS AREN'T PARTICES THEY ARE WAVES

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Gammas are photons from nuclear interactions. They are waves if you look at wave properties, they are particles if you look at particle properties. Gammas can create electron-positron pairs if of sufficient energy; they can cause the photoelectric effect and undergo Compton scattering. Since we were talking about a quantum of energy produced in an interaction, there is really nothing terribly wrong with saying "gamma particle," quasi-redundant though that might be. Certainly nothing so egregious as to elicit your response.

read post # 84

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Gammas are photons from nuclear interactions. They are waves if you look at wave properties' date=' they are particles if you look at particle properties. Gammas can create electron-positron pairs if of sufficient energy; they can cause the photoelectric effect and undergo Compton scattering. Since we were talking about a quantum of energy produced in an interaction, there is really nothing terribly wrong with saying "gamma particle," quasi-redundant though that might be. Certainly nothing so egregious as to elicit your response.[/quote']

thank you some one agrees with me

 

I think rather than saying what gammas are, the point was just that they aren't[/i'] particles.

particles, rays, waves... whatever, it`s a side issue and certainly off topic

In any case, the real serious matter is the H-bomb. As for A-bombs goes, even conventional explosives are already in the range.

true, the americans have one called the MOAB, I`ve forgotten its exact stats, but it`s the biggest non nuclear device ever made. it`s also affectionately known as the Mother Of All Bombs (MOAB).

No it isn't the biggest.

 

Grand Slam is. From WWII.

are these bigger than the largest 'daisy cutter' type bomb which claimed to be the biggest non nuclear device in the film 'outbreak'.

 

Grandslam was a 10,000 pounder right? used all the time in WW2; for that reason i suggest it might not be the biggest.

 

Does a V3 exist? or other such IRBMs

anyway- homemade reactor; how about americum from a smoke alarm?

or what about glow in the dark paint?

anyway- homemade reactor; how about americum from a smoke alarm?

Glad to see you read the thread.