Oh.My.(Ostensible)Deity. Now I've seen everything.
?I was Googling some info on thorium and thoria and came across this. Who knew.
(P.S. I also learned that Thoria is a surname found predominantly in Iran and India, and may also be a forename. And I came across a fantasy revenge novel about destroying Mecca with a homemade atomic bomb. And there are clothing manufacturers and rock bonds using the name "Thoria". The world is a strange place, but only because humans are in it.)
Backseat Driver
(4,646 posts)Last edited Fri Sep 20, 2019, 07:50 PM - Edit history (1)
I guess you can understand at least keeping it's half-life contained in that totally recyclable and sustainable glass.
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/these-people-love-to-collect-radioactive-glass/
And the once thought convenience of wearing timepieces with faces one could still see in the dark:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/radium-girls
Up next, the dangers in 5G all around us? Pseudoscience? Skeptical convenience in faster/better communications?
https://www.radiationhealthrisks.com/5g-cell-towers-dangerous/
Homeopathic lends itself so well with a belief that a little Hair-of-the-Dog can cure whatever malady afflicts...I'm totally NOT surprised!
PoindexterOglethorpe
(27,021 posts)An overdose of one of those actinides?