I actually got a “Yikes” out of a Geiger counter one day. My friend brought it to me for repair. When I opened it, I noticed a loose wire. I grabbed the to screw it back in place and “Yikes”. Geiger counters have high voltage in them (fortunately low current).
Do kids in high school get to play with Geiger counters these days? When I was in HS in the late ’50s we were given Geiger counters by some government agency, possibly for emergencies but also for science class experiments. And we had some radio active samples that produced the familiar beeping, although probably not with very strong emissions.
KA7DRE Premium Member over 4 years ago
The needle must have hit the end of the scale and then broke.
linsonl over 4 years ago
Prototype means “first one”
Jeff0811 over 4 years ago
“Danger, Will Robinson!”
PO' DAWG over 4 years ago
What a lovely blue complexion you have.
mistercatworks over 4 years ago
I actually got a “Yikes” out of a Geiger counter one day. My friend brought it to me for repair. When I opened it, I noticed a loose wire. I grabbed the to screw it back in place and “Yikes”. Geiger counters have high voltage in them (fortunately low current).
mwksix over 4 years ago
And here I thought it was programmed to say, “Run for your lives!”
Packratjohn Premium Member over 4 years ago
Good one! I laughed so hard and long that I’m, oh what’s the word…. depleted?
Lablubber over 4 years ago
He could program it with a song from Imagine Dragon.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 4 years ago
Do kids in high school get to play with Geiger counters these days? When I was in HS in the late ’50s we were given Geiger counters by some government agency, possibly for emergencies but also for science class experiments. And we had some radio active samples that produced the familiar beeping, although probably not with very strong emissions.
Altar_Ego over 4 years ago
Then came the second prototype… “Oh Crap, Oh CRAP, OH CRAP!”