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[quote user="rrinker"]  Lots of things we've learned over the years. Way back when, even before the development of the atomic bomb and atomic power, no one knew just how dangerous radium could be, but it was cool, it would glow int he dark. So watch dials were painted with it. And the (usually) women who would do this fine painting would frequently lick the paintbrush to keep as fine a tip on it as possible. With (now) predictable results after long term exposure.  So if you have an old pocket watch that glows in the dark - check it with a geiger counter. The other fairly common item that is used to demonstrate a geiger counter is the mantle from a Coleman lantern.                                 --Randy [/quote] Today I Found Out Youtube channel has a sixteen minute video on the radium girls.  Pretty sad story.. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7875DVDdmnE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7875DVDdmnE</a>
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