[jodrellblank]

Similar accident in 1980 when a lost Caesium-137 capsule in a quarry became mixed into a concrete wall of a bedroom in an apartment block in Kramatorsk, killing several people and making others ill, for 8 years before it was found:

https://www.curiousarchive.com/death-in-apartment-85-the-kra...

[e2le]

Not entirely related. Some scam health products are made with radioactive material[0,1] (thorium dioxide) and can be found in wands, baby clothing, pendents, cards, wristbands, face cream, toothbrushes, and more.

Even more concerning given that these products will shed that radioactive material into the environment and be ingested by humans. The "quantum wands" as shown in the YouTube video are filled with a sizeable quantity of thorium dioxide powder and is possible to forcibly open.

They are illegal but continue to be sold.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7TwBUxxIC0

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BA5bw1EV5I

[lupusreal]

Somewhere in China is a businessman incredibly pleased with himself that he found a way to sell the toxic waste left over from rare earth processing to new age hippies.

[voidUpdate]

If you ever want to have a worrying afternoon, have a read of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_orphan_source_incident...

[boringg]

Thats a much smaller list than I would have expected considering it covers the entire planet.

[ikekkdcjkfke]

I now want a bluetooth geiger counter hooked up to my smartwatch with sound effects

[nancyminusone]

Here you go: https://www.radiacode.com/

[cogogo]

Wonder what it is about these sources that compels people to pick them up put them in their pocket and surprisingly often keep them in their kitchen. Do they visibly glow or look cool?

[m4rtink]

Yeah, this one is super scary...