<![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> Don't forget that bunnies breed like ... well ... bunnies.

Ben Zvan

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> Actually, I may get one of these for my dad.. he works at a hospital doing nuclear resonance imaging, and while they have them wear radiation detecting tags that are checked in monthly, a watch like this may prove handy.

kaitou

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> I'd love one just to pwn those nerds that have the baro-compass-gps-temperature-surf-moon-stars watches.

I wasn't familiar with what the watch actually measures, but it is the 'sievert' (divided by planks constant). Here is some info from Wikipedia on the measure:

"The millisievert (mSv) is commonly used to measure the effective dose in diagnostic medical procedures (e.g. X-rays, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography and computed tomography). The natural background effective dose varies considerably from place to place, but typically is around 2.4 mSv per year.

For acute full body equivalent dose, 1 Sv causes slight blood changes, 2-5 Sv causes nausea, hair loss, hemorrhage and will cause death in many cases."

So if you're standing in line at the airport and your radiation watch goes nuts, It is prolly not the guy next to you, it is just the x-ray machine leaking in your direction.

I'm sure sticking this watch through the airport x-ray is going to send it over the edge.... No? different type of radiation? Any radiation experts out there?

nzruss

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> Methinks these should be government issue in Russia.

Michael

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> FINALLY! I can use this to surreptitiously track those atomic-powered android bastards from the future that have infiltrated our society and seduced our women with their everlasting roboboners.


Atrocious

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> Huh...a useless gadget for the average consumer that - for once - doesn't look half bad. Who'd have thought.

[G-Prime]

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> Interesting, someone invented the "useless" tool of my dreams.

I've always wanted to have a geiger counter inside a watch, just for the conversation alone.

Yes...I'm a geeky nerd that just love to show off useless gadgets. Err...actually - that gadget is rather USEFUL!

Here is why:

Want to find out the stuff in the antique stores that are actually worth something without knowing too much? Well...A geiger counter will telltale and you'll know if that super-cool old-style watch that seems to have "glowing numbers or dots" that just glows on forever?

You'll be surprised to find out that it contains Thorium or other radioactive substances. That watch will tell. Even some sort of colors used in old pottery are VERY radioactive.

I have one of those Ebay Cheapo 10 dollar Russian Geiger counters - works! believe it or not. Cool stuff - gets the talk going!

JoOngle

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> Where can I find a watch that detects abnormal levels of stupid watches?

(Seriously that would be a good watch for those who work/play with radioactive things. However for the normal person, I think that is totally overkill. And if a normal person buys one of those because he/she is scared, I think he/she should just rub whatever is emitting the radiation and let natural selection take its course.)

As for just being a gadget... Awesome! Sorry, just had to put my two cents in.

easy2panic

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> This shall be donated to the Alexander Litvinenko investigation.

keiki

]]> <![CDATA[Gammawatch: Radiation Detector]]> So, having this strapped to your wrist means that by the time it reads a critical level of Radiation, you might as well call urself Radioactive Boy. XD

Link Koriri

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