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So, I thought of how cool it was that @zuul bought a 'huge' board game that he was so excited about. Nothing like having a hobby that brings pleasure to life. It really makes a difference, specially as you get older.
Some here may know about my passion for animals and how I rescued and adopted 5 donkeys. I also have a passion for nuclear physics. Never took physics in high school or College. My field of study was Psychology. My knowledge of physics was self thought. My work and career was in the military.
When I was taking chemistry in high school, which I sucked at, I remember the Periodic Table of elements. Those are all the elements currently known to man. Stuff that makes us and the world around us. Also the universe. I would marvel at that big chart in chemistry class. Things like oxygen, gold, and uranium. Gases, liquids, and solids. Some cheap, some expensive, some harmless and others deadly. I thought to myself, wouldn't it be cool to be able to have a small collection of all these elements?
Well, a while back, through a discussion here on 'Sherdog', I accidentally came across a site. 'United Nuclear'. Link: http://unitednuclear.com/ They are now offering some elements for sale for collection purposes.
"Interested in element collecting? We'll now be carrying samples of virtually every obtainable element on the periodic chart. You can see what elements are currently available for purchase (we'll be adding more on a regular basis) on our updated Element Samples section."
So, being the element/atom/nuclear freak, I decided to buy Gold and Uranium (238). They also sell small samples of 'Trinitite' from the first nuclear test in New Mexico in 1945. That's a piece of real history. Not the history from books and the internet. I bought all three samples. Each at about $40. 1oz of Gold sells for $1,300. I remember when it was at $300. The Gold sample is $39 for 0.5 gram.
Californium 252 costs $27 million per gram and Francium costs $1 billion per gram. Yeah, no shit. So, yes, it will be a limited collection.
Some here may know about my passion for animals and how I rescued and adopted 5 donkeys. I also have a passion for nuclear physics. Never took physics in high school or College. My field of study was Psychology. My knowledge of physics was self thought. My work and career was in the military.
When I was taking chemistry in high school, which I sucked at, I remember the Periodic Table of elements. Those are all the elements currently known to man. Stuff that makes us and the world around us. Also the universe. I would marvel at that big chart in chemistry class. Things like oxygen, gold, and uranium. Gases, liquids, and solids. Some cheap, some expensive, some harmless and others deadly. I thought to myself, wouldn't it be cool to be able to have a small collection of all these elements?
Well, a while back, through a discussion here on 'Sherdog', I accidentally came across a site. 'United Nuclear'. Link: http://unitednuclear.com/ They are now offering some elements for sale for collection purposes.
"Interested in element collecting? We'll now be carrying samples of virtually every obtainable element on the periodic chart. You can see what elements are currently available for purchase (we'll be adding more on a regular basis) on our updated Element Samples section."
So, being the element/atom/nuclear freak, I decided to buy Gold and Uranium (238). They also sell small samples of 'Trinitite' from the first nuclear test in New Mexico in 1945. That's a piece of real history. Not the history from books and the internet. I bought all three samples. Each at about $40. 1oz of Gold sells for $1,300. I remember when it was at $300. The Gold sample is $39 for 0.5 gram.
Californium 252 costs $27 million per gram and Francium costs $1 billion per gram. Yeah, no shit. So, yes, it will be a limited collection.
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The microwave is working well. The neighbors are all sick and the dog has died, but the project moves on. I'm way ahead of Iran. Not sure what is holding those guys up. Wish me luck...
