Man, so glad I decided to finally click on the comments after seeing the article at the top of hn most the day - we don’t have radon where I live (I don’t think?) so I figured the dryer thing wasn’t applicable to me.
But for the vast majority of my life, I’ve always wanted a Geiger counter, and once they were cheap and readily available on Amazon, I was just about to pull the trigger. And then Fukushima happened a week later and sent prices into the stratosphere.
A few times recently I idly looked at the ones on Amazon but never got around to it because I couldn’t tell which were junky crap and which were somewhat more expensive junky crap.
But very cool to see a knowledgeable manufacturer explaining his product in a highly relevant comment thread. Finally, the radiation detector for me!
There’s a former 12 year old kid out there who still remembers the Geiger counter exhibit from taking a pre-9/11 NPP tour who’s going to be very excited for something coming in the mail in the next week or two.
But for the vast majority of my life, I’ve always wanted a Geiger counter, and once they were cheap and readily available on Amazon, I was just about to pull the trigger. And then Fukushima happened a week later and sent prices into the stratosphere.
A few times recently I idly looked at the ones on Amazon but never got around to it because I couldn’t tell which were junky crap and which were somewhat more expensive junky crap.
But very cool to see a knowledgeable manufacturer explaining his product in a highly relevant comment thread. Finally, the radiation detector for me!
There’s a former 12 year old kid out there who still remembers the Geiger counter exhibit from taking a pre-9/11 NPP tour who’s going to be very excited for something coming in the mail in the next week or two.