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Pafkata
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Jan 12, 2019
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Am I the only one who asks himself how safe is this to carry? I mean, it is toxic that tritium, how is it protected inside the keyfob if there are holes?
Jan 12, 2019
Chewbacca
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Jan 12, 2019
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PafkataTritium doesn't emit much radiation to begin with. The vial it's in should be doing a very good job at stopping what is emitted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium_radioluminescence#Safety
Jan 12, 2019
Pafkata
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Jan 12, 2019
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ChewbaccaI didn't mean that. It may break relatively easy from the open holes. It may not be able to penetrate the skin, but what if it somehow goes into your eyes or a wound when the tube breaks? That's why I'm asking how safe it is.
Jan 12, 2019
Tony_m
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Jan 12, 2019
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PafkataThe glass that makes up the vial is more dangerous to your health when it breaks than the tritium gas inside. I do believe that you would have to try really hard to break a 3mm wide vial encapsulated in a titanium cage close enough to your face that you managed to huff the tritium in it. The radiation that your mobile phone emits should alarm you far more than a tritium vial possibly breaking.
Jan 12, 2019
bsastor
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Jan 16, 2019
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PafkataDon't buy it. It is very dangerous. In fact, just looking at it with naked eyes might cause permanent damage to your retina. The evil scientists who invented tritium should be shot in the heads. No to evil!
Jan 16, 2019
cross
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Apr 18, 2019
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PafkataAn hour, outdoors in direct sunshine, will expose you to more gamma and ionizing radiation than a lifetime of exposure to an amount of tritium many times this size. Even if you swallow the stuff. Or break the glass vial and poke the jagged end of the open vial deep into your eyeball and roll the tritium down in there. But back to the sun. If you should ever find yourself at an elevation of say, 5,000 feet above sea level, like in Denver, Colorado...or Mexico City, Mexico...where the ozone layer is thinner...and God forbid, by the time you get to 10,000 feet, in say, Leadville, Colorado...well...honestly, if you get a serious sunburn, twenty years to the day the dermatologist will be cutting chunks out of your hide. And those are the mildest, non-lethal cases. Ever think about the several thousands of good, hard-working folks that die of slip and falls stepping into and out of the bathtub each year? Or millions that die within 5 miles of home, driving? And you did hear that there's a resurgence of Measles cases, more from typhus in Los Angeles, Australia even struggled to contain congenital syphilis for a bit. There are literally thousands upon thousands of horrible ways to die. So really, take your chances with a little glowy tube of tritium and feel good about it.
Apr 18, 2019
Pafkata
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Apr 19, 2019
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crossYikes, that was intense! Described like this, I'd now like to order a glass of tritium smoothie with a lemon slice xD Thanks for the clarification guys!
Apr 19, 2019
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