Most likely not, natural uranium ore is fairly safe to be in proximity of and wouldn't be much above background radiation after three feet of separation. However, I wouldn't suggest handling it excessively, licking it, sleeping with it, ect. Large quantities of uranium stored in a small room with no ventilation is a hazard due to the production and accumulation of radon gas.
@@junglejim9551 True, however, you also have the decay isotope daughters of radon which are also alpha emitters and most have longer half-life. The problem with radon, being a gas, it is easily transported to the soft tissue of the lungs where alpha particles can potentially do quite a bit of damage. Also remember, the shorter the half-life, the more active the element is.
Uranium minerals are some of the most beautiful to collect; especially from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Australia still has untapped Uranium resources.
They weren't mining for uranium, they were mining for radium. Uranium is another product that comes from radium mining but radium is number one and is also why it is never mentioned.
Most of these men lived beyond their years in all sorts of physically demanding, hazardous locations. And, uranium was/is worth quite a bit as we built our nuclear stockpile. You could say the same about asbestos, or petroleum - pretty much any natural resource. They weren't doing it because they wanted to live a long life, they did it because they could and felt it was worth the risk.
Being inside the Uranium mine healed that guy's eye.
Hunk of uranium ore in the eye: Nothing to worry about. Love it.
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Well, the risk of eye infection is still greater than the risk by radiation, tho.
I love the giant chunk of uranium oxide sitting on the end table. Wonder if he had any negative effects
Most likely not, natural uranium ore is fairly safe to be in proximity of and wouldn't be much above background radiation after three feet of separation. However, I wouldn't suggest handling it excessively, licking it, sleeping with it, ect. Large quantities of uranium stored in a small room with no ventilation is a hazard due to the production and accumulation of radon gas.
@@hightechstuff2 Correct me if i'm wrong, but due to Radon's short half life of 2.5 days, isn't a buildup of it impossible?
@@junglejim9551 True, however, you also have the decay isotope daughters of radon which are also alpha emitters and most have longer half-life. The problem with radon, being a gas, it is easily transported to the soft tissue of the lungs where alpha particles can potentially do quite a bit of damage. Also remember, the shorter the half-life, the more active the element is.
@@junglejim9551 radon is heavy, but due to its fast decay rate, it irradiated the very room materials, the room becomes radioactive it self!
Clearly affected the host’s eye! He just used the excuse that a rock hit it.
Great Film! Bedrock CO is one of my favorite areas to explore old mines on my adv motorcycle 👍
This was amazing
Uranium fever!
Wooden acting at its best!
Hate to be a miner down there - a nasty place to work if ever I saw one.
Uranium minerals are some of the most beautiful to collect; especially from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Australia still has untapped Uranium resources.
It always amazes me about stuff like this. Kind of like how asbestos was a wonder building material for a while.
Placeb0 uranium is a lot more useful than asbestos.
URANIUM FEVER, ITS SPREADIN ALL AROUND!
18:51 - at the beginning he had both eyes
They weren't mining for uranium, they were mining for radium. Uranium is another product that comes from radium mining but radium is number one and is also why it is never mentioned.
Great video.
Uranium fever
The pay in mining was good although the miner turnover rate was high.
CBS TELEVISION
*not for television use*
URAAAAAAAANIUM FEVER HAS GONE AND GOT ME DOWN
Blasted teleprompter was sticking.
The old people are so crazy. They started mining directly without any safety equipment. Absolutely madness 😐😐😐
Most of these men lived beyond their years in all sorts of physically demanding, hazardous locations. And, uranium was/is worth quite a bit as we built our nuclear stockpile. You could say the same about asbestos, or petroleum - pretty much any natural resource. They weren't doing it because they wanted to live a long life, they did it because they could and felt it was worth the risk.
Guys wear respirators when mining radioactive stuff!
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