Shiny new learning (Whitby edition)

[hirez]

• I can't tell the difference between a vial of deuterium heavy water and a vial of water.


• ... And I really want a Geiger counter.


• The museum of victorian science is seriously worth a visit.


• Should have bought the DJ Scandy album as well.


• boglin == The combat Strawberry Switchblade.


• Vast steak w/fish sauce. Shouldn't have worked. Did. OMFNom. (Moon + Sixpence)

Comments

[steer.livejournal.com]

Hold on, hold on, at room temp surely deuterium is gas and water is liquid!

Do you mean "heavy water" -- apparently the weight difference isn't that much (hold on -- um... 1/10th extra approx I guess if I remember my periodic table right).

[zenmonkeykstop.livejournal.com]

Dammit. Beat me to it.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do. I should probably drink less. Or more. Or something else.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Why have I never heard of the Museum of Victorian Science before now ? Dammit. Sounds definitely worth a visit.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Because the chap's publicity needs a wedge of Google/b0ing^2.

It utterly is.

Maximum capacity six persons. Nice pub within walking distance. Indeed, one was encouraged to use the pub car-park.

[badnewswade.livejournal.com]

hmmm, I have a couple of geiger counters, lost one of them though.

[mr-tom.livejournal.com]

Indeed, one was encouraged to use the pub car-park.

I've had that offer before, but escaped with only minor injuries.

[sarah-mum.livejournal.com]

Moon & Sixpence is lovely, though don't shout about it or it'll be spoilt by invading goffiks.

[grega.livejournal.com]

Not only that, a gieger counter would be useless with deuterium or heavy water. It doesn't detect them, you need a scintillation counter.

Hmmm, I really need a mad scientist icon...

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Yes, but it would cheerfully spot the Pitchblende and Americium the chap was waving about.

[steer.livejournal.com]

Because it decays by emission of a neutron rather than alpha, beta or gamma?

[grega.livejournal.com]

Duh! Did I say scintillation counter, I meant to say mass spectrometer. I stayed up too late making sure those Americans did the right thing.

Deuterium doesn't decay, it's stable, I was getting it confuddled with Tritium. Need coffee!!!

[steer.livejournal.com]

It's stable but it does decay (slowly) to ordinary hydrogen.

[latexiron.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of that museum! Bugger!

[latexiron.livejournal.com]

Aha! "Wimshurst Machines Mad(e) to Order!"

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Oh bloody hell. And no-one will be able to tell until they shake hands with you.

[reddragdiva]

Heavy water is not entirely good for you, the main effect in small quantities being to drop the blood pressure.