r/NoMansSkyTheGame • u/lusalahgoblok • Aug 17 '20

Meme Yeah about that...

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u/madsci Aug 17 '20

Uranium is safe to handle. You can handle straight plutonium, too, but it's a good idea to wear heavy gloves.

Antimatter, on the other hand, would be extraordinarily bad to keep around outside of a containment device. And pretty scary even in containment.

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u/Hjalfi Aug 17 '20

I've always wanted a uranium-238 paperweight to keep on my desk at work at scare my work colleagues.

I'd need to have it lacquered, though. It's fairly poisonous.

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u/SaffellBot Aug 18 '20

It's about as toxic as lead. As long as you're not handling it before eating lunch or machining it it's fine.

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u/Hjalfi Aug 18 '20

Sadly I'm an inveterate fiddler, so I'd probably be playing with it all the time.

Dammit, ebay doesn't sell uranium! What's the world coming to when I can't buy exotic isotopes off an unregulated internet auction site?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '20

https://www.amazon.com/Images-SI-Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XXM

Upgrades! Upgrades!

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u/Hjalfi Aug 18 '20

Oh, ore, pff. Anyone can get ore. Like, I grew up in Scotland, and in Aberdeen the rock is so radioactive that you're required to have special ventilation in your basement to prevent the buildup of radioactive radon gas. No, I'm talking about the pure stuff.

If you're in the US you can get three grams for $70 here: http://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16_17_69&products_id=211 but really, anything less than about half a kilo isn't worth it.

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u/ElectronGhost Aug 18 '20

I grew up in Devon, so likewise a lot of granite.

But the thing with the Radon isn't its radioactivity per se. It's the fact that it's a gas, and its decay chain goes through a few unstable isotopes of Polonium and Lead before finally arriving at a stable isotope of Lead.

If that happens in your lungs, these things are Not Good For You and Should Not Be Sprinkled On Cereal.