cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-26 days agoWhat were [the] "smart kid toys" (nerdy) when you were a kid?message-squaremessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareWhat were [the] "smart kid toys" (nerdy) when you were a kid?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-26 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareAdmetus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoHoly crap, a cloud chamber. I thought that’s usually a university grade piece of equipment.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 days agoIt’s essentially just a glass jar with alcohol vapor in it. It’s the radioactive source material itself that’s the “university grade” part, not the detector. Although to be fair, you are literally correct. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_U-238_Atomic_Energy_Laboratory : Columbia University purchased five of these sets for their physics lab.
Holy crap, a cloud chamber. I thought that’s usually a university grade piece of equipment.
It’s essentially just a glass jar with alcohol vapor in it. It’s the radioactive source material itself that’s the “university grade” part, not the detector.
Although to be fair, you are literally correct. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_U-238_Atomic_Energy_Laboratory :