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Re: I Want Tritium!, a minor concern
In Response To: Re: I Want Tritium! ()

: You realize that tritium is radioactive right?

: There is a good reason that tritium is banned.

: People have been known to become mutants after
: years of wearing radioactive watches. That
: second hand radioactivity is a bitch too. I
: hear that you can't glow in ANY public place
: in california nowadays.

: I could go on.

Tritium is a minor health concern if it is one at all. Its use was stopped because of health issues to manufacturing workers, not watch wearers. First, it is a beta emitter which can be stopped by 1/1000 in. of aluminum foil. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_particle

So inside your watch case, its not a problem.

http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/tritium.htm

Notice the mention of not breaking open tritium containint exit signs. Again the implication is that as long as the tritium is inside anything, its not a problem.

There is a widespread perception that radiation, particular nuclear radiation is the most dangerous thing there is. I think the right answer to that is sometimes, not always.

And by the way, stop being afraid of nuclear power plants. They don't emit any CO2 and that as we are learning is really dangerous.

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