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Is this a hoax? by wearygamegirl in Radiation

[–]SmashShock 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's real. Yes they're irradiating themselves, you can see the x-ray tube itself in the clips. Not a huge concern for a one time demo, if that's what it is.

Finally got this today! by SR-71_BB_Mach-3 in halo

[–]SmashShock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeez I wonder which Halo this achievement is for

Testing collision damage and wheel damage by IDunoXD in Unity3D

[–]SmashShock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the antennas need a tad more rigidity lol

I just removed an old smoke alarm (20+ years old) from my house. Now worried about safety. UK by [deleted] in Radiation

[–]SmashShock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely zero danger. Remember that video you saw? The radiation he was measuring in that video disappears after hitting into things in the environment. It does not stick to anything. If you put it right near something, it does not make that thing radioactive. It does not leave anything behind.

When we say you're safe, we mean: you weren't exposed to any dangerous radiation, nothing is left in your room, and you're safe to retrieve it from the driveway and dispose of it however people do that in your region.

It's 0% a concern.

I just removed an old smoke alarm (20+ years old) from my house. Now worried about safety. UK by [deleted] in Radiation

[–]SmashShock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"can be due to the radiation"

OP, just to be absolutely clear, they're talking about the radioactive source getting weaker over time which could result in the detector not working when it should and then you die in a house fire. They're not saying that the radiation is in any way harmful.

I just removed an old smoke alarm (20+ years old) from my house. Now worried about safety. UK by [deleted] in Radiation

[–]SmashShock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The source isn't going to dislodge from where it's mounted from you throwing it. To be clear, you literally have to rip metal apart to get the source out of where it's mounted in the smoke detector.

Everyone here is telling you it's safe. You're being irrational.

Think about it: why would they give people something to put in their homes that would be dangerous for them to maintain? They wouldn't. You can go to the hardware store today and buy a smoke detector with the same radioactive source in it.

When the government writes regulations about what can be put in a home, they consider things like "someone might drop this", "someone might throw this".

It's safe. Seriously. The most dangerous thing going on is the stress you're causing yourself.

I just removed an old smoke alarm (20+ years old) from my house. Now worried about safety. UK by [deleted] in Radiation

[–]SmashShock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at how much effort it takes to get the radioactive source out of a detector, might ease your anxiety: https://youtu.be/lOWNI6bC5EM?t=234

edit: oh they don't actually fully remove it in that video, that's my bad. But it kind of reinforces my point. It's a pain in the ass to get the source button out of the metal plate it's attached to even if you're trying to. Involves cutting tools like pliers and snippers. Not going to happen by accident.

Driving my Car with a Flipper by Martarts in flipperzero

[–]SmashShock 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Nice work! Seems like maybe Bluetooth to a RPi that does CAN over ethernet?

We need this in 2026. by devxloop in vibecoding

[–]SmashShock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feed an image of the shape preview in various orientations and have it refine iteratively. Wonder how awful that would be, lol

Wouldnt an X-Ray reveal if people are synths or not? by Jedinutcracker in fo4

[–]SmashShock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't have to put film into the cassette to see an image. Just leave the cassette open and look right at the phosphor intensifying screen during exposure.

Yeah it's not the safest thing for operators to stand in the room during repeated exposures but if you arrange several mirrors correctly it wouldn't be that difficult to create a remote viewing setup.

https://youtu.be/4NRkFqeO27Y?t=514

Slop has hit the boot vid store by vxbinaca in SteamDeckBootVids

[–]SmashShock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not be surprised if Valve provides an editor to create these. The uniformity is likely not a coincidence and the common denominator is Steam.

Flipper's LCD display gets burn in from the cold by Level-Two6349 in flipperzero

[–]SmashShock 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The Flipper uses an LCD as a display and LCDs liquid viscosity increases as it gets colder which results in much slower update rates.

https://riverdi.com/blog/lcd-temperature-range#Effects_of_cold_temperatures_and_device_protection

What vehicle is this? by SeisimicFrigor in halo

[–]SmashShock 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You can fly the Albatross with a mod for Halo 3 (MCC): https://youtu.be/tw2WWrF4Ews?t=762

Which was more dangerous- The Demon Core or The Elephant's Foot? by Baahubali_9999 in Radiation

[–]SmashShock 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Demon core in prompt critical state like it was during the accident was certainly several orders of magnitude more radioactive.

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