UCLA Researchers Produce Nuclear Fusion

Associated Press ^ | April 27, 2005 | Alicia Chang

[chimera]

So, with a 12 year half-life, how much you think you got in there? Parts per quintillion or so, maybe less? Not the kind of quantities one would run a fusion plant on.

Then again, we've all got some plutonium body burden, too. A few atoms scattered here or there. Oh My God (we're all gonna die!)...:-)

[RadioAstronomer]

Indeed. Beta decay. :-)

http://www.westcoastime.com/marnavnewall.html

http://store.lapolicegear.com/smithandwesson.html

http://www.righttime.com/rt/citizen/jr3060-59f.htm

(last one (Citizen) is the watch I wear. :-))

[RadioAstronomer]

So, with a 12 year half-life, how much you think you got in there? Parts per quintillion or so, maybe less? Not the kind of quantities one would run a fusion plant on.

LOL! BTW, Cs-137 is cool stuff as well. :-) I use a button of it to check my scintillometers.

[inquest]

Cool. I didn't know Smith & Wesson made watches.

[farmfriend]

scintillometers?

[RadioAstronomer]

http://www.physicsdaily.com/physics/Scintillation_counter

[farmfriend]

Scintillation counters are the most sensitive-known radiation detectors

Thanks, that explains it. :^)

[inquest]

No, no, no, a scintillometer is one scintillionth of a meter.

(sheesh, I have to explain everything around here...;)

[farmfriend]

Snickering.