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My wife's uranium glass collection. She's been collecting for about two years.
Feb 5, 2024 4:01 AM
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arego8967
That's awesome!!
qtRaven
SortaSordid
I hear there are such glowing reviews about this stuff.
iamOzymandiasLookOnMyWorksDumbassAndDespair
So good, some of them are x-rayted
volcanicprotectorman
floriandg
Ze goggles ze do nothing!
OneMoreRide
rbudrick
No, it's heranium, not uranium.
MrSmilingDeath
Nyet, comrade. Is ouranium
BlueTyphoon
Da,
McKittyNuts
Just remember, it's the UV lamps causing the glow. The radiation this stuff gives off isn't that dangerous. Not unless if you eat it or have it right up against the skin for prolonged periods. It's also mostly safe to eat from.
lozeldatkm
I need more than a "mostly" if something is going to go from that plate to my gullet.
McKittyNuts
The only thing that really matters is if it's clean cuz they are antique. The uranium is encapsulated in the glass, unless you break the glass and ingest it you're fine.
ShimmerinStrider
A nice healthy green glow
TheKimInTheNorth
The beautiful glow....
DrMetapod
JonnyHeat
OP's 3-armed children will have a very cool inheritance!
WonderingWhen
The depleted uranium used in uranium glass is actually barely radioactive above background levels, you’d be get more radiation on a flight.
JonnyHeat
I'm sure the average imgur user knows that, but thanks for throwing it up nonetheless. Public sentiment around nuclear energy is ignorance-driven and desperately needs to improve
WonderingWhen
Mhm!
keyblader1985
That's Kryptonite bruh
AxellTheDragon
CoffeeLlama
I give it 3 thumbs up
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Apparently the average piece emits 4 mrem/year. The human body emits 3 mrem annually, so if you sleep next to someone you're probably getting far more radiation exposure from them. Not to mention bentonite cat litter, or building materials like granite countertops.
NearHereThere
Not great not terrible?
JarJarBinksKisser
Will always hear "uranium fever - elton britt" when looking at uranium glassware.
texasrigger
Me too
SithElephant
I do wish depleted uranium was more available.
ChristopherHallett
Just visit Iraq or Afghanistan and look for anywhere that's been strafed by an A-10. Should be shitloads of it all around.
Starbolt81
Bludabeagle
That Shit is HOT.... No, it's Hot....... You don't understand.... IT'S H O T !!!
BeerFueledAdventurer
Congrats on the cancer!! /s
isetprettygirlsonfire
Wor gorgeous collection!
Ashrieka
texasrigger
Beautiful!
Ashrieka
Your wife's collection is amazing!!
CatsOrExcited
If you put your light bar vertically along the front left and right corners, then it will light them up while hidden from view.
CatsOrExcited
(Although if that’s a mirror back, it won’t work as well)
Ashrieka
The problem is the lack of outlet on the left side. The cords wouldn't reach. Good idea though!
TheGaryBuseyOf4nal
I’m sure it depends where you get them, but on average how much would a non-rare piece cost?
Ashrieka
Hmmm I'm not sure. It's hard to say. It depends on which antique store you go to and which company makes the piece. Or sometimes I can find them at tag sales. I found these super tiny and cute candle holders at a garage sale for $1. I'll have to send you a picture of them.
Hrafna55
I presume this stuff is not made any more, right?
Ashrieka
You can go on Etsy and get stuff made with it. I had a ring made with some of the uranium glass. So when I go antiquing I can use it to compare to what I'm looking at.
UraniumMan
Very very nice none the less!! A few excellent pieces in there for sure!
Ashrieka
Thank you so much! I'm really trying to find a salt and pepper shaker. But I'd rather find it in person vs buying one online. Gives me a rush lol
Goldenchicks
Nice! Especially the cookie jar top right.
Ashrieka
I love the cookie jar! I was a bit grossed out cause it still had crumbs in it lol
servingmytimeinusersub
I have a single, small piece. But I treasure it. I also got a cool flashlight with black light to help me hunt for more.
Ashrieka
Oh fun!! What piece is it? I always keep a small UV light in my purse just in case I see something at thrift stores
servingmytimeinusersub
I'm not even sure what it is. Maybe a toothpick holder or something. But I love it.
Ashrieka
It's so cute! I love the edges. It kind of reminds me of like an egg holder lol. I have something in that size that I'm not entirely sure what it's for, either.
servingmytimeinusersub
Love it! This strikes me as bit large for an egg. But who knows.
servingmytimeinusersub
Do you think artisans always have a purpose for them? Or maybe just make things to practice and try things?
IAmGORT
Chernobyl dinnerware! Eat in the dark.
Xerxes4242
I'll give it a 3.6. Not great, not terrible.
SinisterSlaw
The real trick with this hobby is finding stuff that wasn't mass produced. I have seen much of these pieces before. But sometimes you come across stuff that is really unique. It's all about the hunt.
moonweasel
Yep. Started off with whatever I could find, kinda still do because it's cool this shit glows, but I'm digging light shades, and oil lamps
moonweasel
SinisterSlaw
Okay that is boss as F.... nice find!!
Chaos81
My grandmother's estate is having an online auction at the end of February, and I know she had some pieces.
https://www.proxibid.com/Kiko-Auctioneers/200-Lots-Of-Quality-Glassware-22078-Joey/event-catalog/256257
If anyone is interested.
Okebel
The only plates that adds calories to your food.
loosersic
And they’re on your side of the bed?
AK90
I have some more pics Ive collected from Imgur over the years!
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texasrigger
Very nice!
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ThatLeftistBlackMetalWeeb
isthisusernametakenquestionmark
They idea of it is interesting, but I think it looks tacky as hell.
texasrigger
Nobody has ever accused us of being classy. There's a home tiki bar in the same room as this cabinet. We're pretty campy/kitschy. We have fun.
isthisusernametakenquestionmark
That's fair. To each their own.
Ranb40
Looks pretty. Might want to get a reading on the enclosure to see what the radiation levels are though. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172652/http://www.pdhealth.mil/downloads/Civil_Use_of_DU.pdf According
to assumptions made by the US NRC, normal use of such items could result in an effective dose equivalent of about 0.07 mSv/a (7mrem/a) from external exposure. Exposure limit in USA is 5000 mrem/year.
ArcaneM37
I just got over 2mSv from having a dynamic moving xray taken. It's 30 fps of xray. It was awesome!
RadTechExtreme
the average dose per year is roughly 620 mRem/a or 6.2 mSv/a. the Exposure limit in USA is 5000 mrem/year for Nuclear energy worker. its 100 mrem/a 1 mSv/a for average people. and that is on top of the average does of 620 mRem/a 6.2 mSv/a
intaglioguy
Uranium glass emits less harmful radiation than the bunch of bananas sitting on your granite counter. In fact most granite counters emit far more harmful radiation than bananas.
vindik8or
It's mostly alpha radiation - that wouldn't even make it past the layer of dead skin that surrounds your body, let alone the glass cabinet. It's fine.
RadTechExtreme
unless you inhaled or ate it. that's where it gets real bad
SilimSaver
Tbf eating most ceramic dishes isn't gonna be healthy for you, even without the radiation. Sharp edges are not good.
dmTim
What’s that in bananas?
texasrigger
Potassium naturally occurs in three isotopes with two being stable and one being slightly radioactive. Anything food high in potassium, including bananas, will be slightly radioactive.
brettTvBaron
Not great, not terrible.
notkvothethebloodless
That's like what? 3.4 roentgens?
GhostOTM
Not great, but not horrible.
buprof
Röntgens
Trunkmonkay
Nobody who buys uranium glass and puts it in a blacklight glass cabinet uses it for dinner. Furthermore even if you did, it would still be safe to use as long as you're not drinking an explicitly acidic chemical out of the glass. Even if you did, you would remove the vast majority of the uranium salts in the glass after the first use. If you just throw a pizza on a uranium glass plate, the radioactive dose would still be negligible even with multiple uses.
Ranb40
It would still be interesting to find out what the beta radiation level is with the cabinet open. :)
BigDaddysMeatWagon
That's why a lot of these glasses are washed with acid before being sold.
Thorfinn78
Yes, the main danger is if you break the glass. Breathing that dust would not be a good idea.
Richter12x2
Breathing any kind of glass dust is not great
Goldenchicks
I am not sure how people safely put broken pieces in rock tumblers to make uranium sea glass. Seems particularly hazardous getting the pieces out.
Pokegeologist
Wouldn't the wood, glass, and more than 3' of air stop most alpha particles anyway?
Ranb40
U238 undergoes beta and alpha decay. The glass cabinet will stop the betas.
vindik8or
The dead skin layer on the surface of your body.
Isorikk
Yeah, but now those objects have decay... just not as much
Borednstalkn
Pretty much. U238 undergoes alpha decay which has the least penetrating radiation. Alpha decay INSIDE your body is way more dangerous though since it has a stronger ionizing effect than beta particles or gamma rays.
Noevilgifs
It may only do alpha, but the decay of its daughter elements (which those only grow more over time, albeit it takes a long ass time) causes beta and gamma rays
Neednoggle
How many bananas is that?
APEXRynn
Hm. Bananas for scale.
MeowWoof
One BED (banana equivalent dose) is about 10−7 sievert (0.1 μSv).
Leithoa
Might wanna check that.
invisiblemaniac
A bunch.
TI99Kitty
Elnuggettato
3Davideo
According to this, eating one banana is 0.1 microsievert. 0.07 millisievert is 700 times that much, so 0.07 millisievert per year is equivalent to eating 700 bananas over the course of a year.
einar2
Fun fact: Spending the night with two partners gets you the same activity, radioactivity that is, than eating one banana. Your choice.
3Davideo
OK, but eating two bananas a day for a year is a lot easier than finding four partners every night for a year. Especially if your starting number is zero.
IShootBirdsAtTheAirport
One banana equivalent dose is 0.1 μSv so 0.07 mSv would be about 7,000 bananas. So using uranium glass to eat would be similar to eating 7000 bananas in terms of radiation exposure.
fistermatic5000
I could go for 7,000 bananas right now
PolitiCat
700 bananas over a year. So roughly two per day.
SecondSince
Soo now that's efficient! *crunch!*
IShootBirdsAtTheAirport
***I TYPOD THE CALCULATOR, IT'S 700 BANANAS NOT 7000***
MKUltraMega
So 7000 bananas
3Davideo
I think it's 700 bananas, not 7000.
IShootBirdsAtTheAirport
Oh damn yeah I did 70/0.01 not 70/0.1 whoops! You're right, 700 bananas.
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
oh, so it's TOTALLY feasible, I was worried for a bit there