Wednesday, December 08, 2004
It's not nuclear, it's just radioactive. |4:19 PM| This Awesome Keyring glows for 10 years, and never needs batteries! How bad ass is that? Wait, how does it work? Why can't they ship it to anywhere except the UK.
Oh. It's using a GODDAMNED RADIOACTIVE GAS.
Wait, that makes it even cooler.
They don't really tiptoe around the power source, but it is the nearly the last thing they mention about it.
How dangerous is this Tritium anyhow?
I don't know how reliable a source Wikipedia is, but their information seems consistent with the EPA's take on it.
It's not like I'm going to be able to have them smuggled into the country, so the danger of these keychains is a moot point.
On a side note, the second item on this page:
http://www.watchbattery.co.uk/shop/LED_Torches.html
The KRILL lights look bad ass as well. They kind of remind me of an old Robert Heinlein story in which a couple of chemists find a way to use electricity to power bioluminence (like in fireflies) as a replacement for lightbulbs.
It's not nuclear, it's just radioactive. |4:19 PM| This Awesome Keyring glows for 10 years, and never needs batteries! How bad ass is that? Wait, how does it work? Why can't they ship it to anywhere except the UK.
Oh. It's using a GODDAMNED RADIOACTIVE GAS.
Wait, that makes it even cooler.
They don't really tiptoe around the power source, but it is the nearly the last thing they mention about it.
Please note: Due to International Regulatory differences regarding the use of Gaseous Tritium Light Sources (GTLS), the Nite GlowRing Safety Marker is ONLY AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS IN THE UK.
How dangerous is this Tritium anyhow?
I don't know how reliable a source Wikipedia is, but their information seems consistent with the EPA's take on it.
As with all ionizing radiation, exposure to tritium increases the risk of developing cancer. However, tritium is one of the least dangerous radionuclides because it emits very weak radiation and leaves the body relatively quickly
It's not like I'm going to be able to have them smuggled into the country, so the danger of these keychains is a moot point.
On a side note, the second item on this page:
http://www.watchbattery.co.uk/shop/LED_Torches.html
The KRILL lights look bad ass as well. They kind of remind me of an old Robert Heinlein story in which a couple of chemists find a way to use electricity to power bioluminence (like in fireflies) as a replacement for lightbulbs.
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