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Originally Posted by UncleAl
[url]Would you like to own some antimatter? Potassium-40 in potassium chloride salt substitute has a positron decay channel. It emits an anti-electron that annihalates with an electron to give two 511 KeV photons. A bottle of that salt substitute will make a Geiger counter click.
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UA- I was so impressed by this slice of eclectic trivia that I perused your site (posted in your profile). It is fair to say that it exceeded my wildest expectations for insight, humor and, perhaps most importantly, multi-axis irreverence.
My conclusion is that you really ought to consider running for senator. It is concievable that you could convert congressional hearings into events as informative and newsworthy as the Daily Show.
Where do I sign up to join your fan club?
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