The thread that glows in the dark

41

So not an actual Century, then?

42

I interpreted it as a century, being that size of unit commanded by a centurion.

2 Likes
43

Uranium glass

PXL_20241129_201541247~2
PXL_20241129_201541247~21920×2379 226 KB

13 Likes
44
8 Likes
45
6 Likes
46

That’s still available for art work. In COE 104, COE 96, or for borosilicate glass blowing for stuff that’s more heat resistant.

5 Likes
47

About 10 years ago, I saw an art installation that had uranium glass chandeliers dangling to around shoulder-height, glowing under UV light in in a dark room. Each chandelier had a sign under it with the name of a country that operated nuclear power plants, and the size of the chandelier was proportional to the size of that country’s nuclear power output.

It was creepy and beautiful.

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/the-last-temptation-ken-julia-yonetani/

10 Likes
48
3 Likes
49
3 Likes
50

In the 1970s, several solutions were tried to power pacemakers. Some people thought- “Why not Plutonium?”

https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/miscellaneous/pacemaker.html

4 Likes
51

Green, not yellow? :slightly_smiling_face:

1 Like
52
4 Likes
53
4 Likes
54

Fission impossible? Meta wants up to 4GW of American atomic power for AI

6 Likes
55

What a waste.

6 Likes
56

But nuclear waste is the gift that keeps on giving!

6 Likes
57

Never mind…

Day after nuclear power vow, Meta announces largest-ever datacenter powered by fossil fuels

8 Likes
58
7 Likes
59
6 Likes
60
6 Likes