Boba Rhett Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Have you ever wished you could safely jog naked? You haven't? ok, never mind then... *cough* but in case you have..... couldn't you do so if you were radio active and glowed so people could see you? But wait! If you were radio-active you wouldn't glow! That's just something hollywood writers came up with. If you were to ever run into a spent fuel cell canster it wouldn't make you glow, but you would have recieved a lethal dose within seconds and gained no super human glowing powers. High-energy radioactive particles sometimes cause other stuff to glow, but that's the exception, not the rule. For example: Cerenkov radiation. Perhaps you've seen depictions of the eerie blue glow emanating from spent nuclear fuel that's stored underwater. That's Cerenkov radiation. It occurs when beta particles (electrons) travel faster than the speed of light. Fluorescence. When certain compounds are struck by radiation, they glow. For instance, glow-in-the-dark watch dials used to be painted with a mixture of radium and zinc sulfide. Radiation from the former caused the latter to fluoresce. There's nothing magical or dangerous about fluorescence; it can be caused by lots of things, including ordinary sunlight. The radioactive material itself emits no visible light. Bremsstrahlung. When a charged particle speeds up, slows down, or changes direction, it emits bremsstrahlung radiation. Typically bremsstrahlung consists of invisible X rays, but under certain circumstances it can be visible, making it the closest thing to a glow arising from radioactivity itself. It usually requires some sort of medium though. I guess it's back to spray painting yourself yellow and carrying a flashlight. Oh, btw, go post here!: http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=198 Get some interesting topics going! I have some over there just waiting for posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 You have waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on your hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthfergie Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Originally posted by Mitth'raw'nuruodo You have waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on your hands. Your just now noticing??? I noticed it a long time back because I had too much time on my hands and noticed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphi's Clone Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Hmmmmmmmmm well heres my chance Come here rhett my freind sit down please it's a comphy chair. now whats bothering you do you have to much work on your hands hmmmmmmm i can help you with that take 20 doses of this highly potent medication every day and you'll feel alooooooot better (gives rhett perscription) now be sure to take 20 doses a day the more the better you may even take more oh yes and till you get better you can give me your Super mod status whenn you get back i'll give it back to you. Rhett leaves to get medication and says well if i'm not better soon i'll give you the status but only till i get back. rhett leaves dlephi laughs sinisterly Muhahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 I did a 15-page paper on Cerenkov radiation for my AP Chem class. Interesting stuff. Bremsstrahlung looks intriguing. How do you know all this stuff, Rhett? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 14, 2001 Author Share Posted December 14, 2001 I spend alot of time finding obscure facts and trivia. I thought this was worth sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphi's Clone Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 what do you sya about my post is it funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygomaticus Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 im doing 10th grade ap chem may i know when ill be doing all that nasty looking confusing stuff im being killed by quantum mechanics right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 How can you be doing AP Chem in 10th grade? It's college-level and insanely hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 rhett, I suggest getting a job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Supreme Warlord Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 I whole heartly agree with WC_Heavyarm. You got to get a job man...You cant be yoda and be stoned forever. man seriously this should be spamming. Hey Who cares anyway because you are a mods and do anything you please to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_drake Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 rheet leave the semi uslesees advice alone get us some real triava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 14, 2001 Author Share Posted December 14, 2001 What's wrong with this trivia? It's not spamming either. I plan on having one of these babies at least several times a week. The only job I want is one I can't do yet. So until I can do it, your gonna keep on getting this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 I like this type of trivia. Intellectual and thought-provoking. Not like some other things I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Supreme Warlord Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Intellectual and thought-provoking. Uhhh hold on for a second *runs off to a spot and rofl. THen comes back after about 5 mins* Ummm it may be for Boba Rhett and yours Rogue Nine... You guys really dont have a high brainpower after all:D :D Oh sorry that was not funny insulting the mods...yet it is :laughing: :laughing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 At least we use our brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Supreme Warlord Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 OOOH IS THAT A COMEBACK?! LOL j/k Hey true at least you use your brain. what's yall IQ? My is 140 to 155. 100 is average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_drake Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 ya'll can sit there all day and fake a high iq when y'll know i'm the smartest of them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Intelligence is measured in more than just tests. Plus, I think IQ tests are crap anyways. They tell you nothing about you or your ability to think. If you post the way you do, one can tell gravitas about you. P.S., this is a person who's got a 181 IQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEDI_MASTA Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 guys sorry but my IQ is higher than all of yas :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 Warlord, you do know that iq tests were invented to measure the level of mental retardation in disabled patients, don't you? IQ tests should hold little to no value in the measuring of ones intellect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygomaticus Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 yes IQ= Inteligence quotient my iq is 130-140 wassa yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie Guy Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Originally posted by Rogue Nine How can you be doing AP Chem in 10th grade? It's college-level and insanely hard. Maybe he means AG Chem. I'm in 10th grade and they don't allow us to take AP courses. Next year though i'll take 5 or 6 i think, depending on what courses i'm required to take. (argh!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 , I took one AP course sophomore year, AP American History. Fun stuff. The years that followed were filled with many more. Ick. I love overachieving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tie Guy Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Originally posted by Rogue Nine , I took one AP course sophomore year, AP American History. Fun stuff. The years that followed were filled with many more. Ick. I love overachieving. Yeahg, thats what my brother did (he's really smart, he got a 1600 on his SAT. argh!!!), but now they required that everyone take ELP, so i have to take that instead of AP US history like i want to be taking. So, now that they require that you can't take an AP course in 10th grade, even though i took world history last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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