Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Radioactive lenses
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 17:33:23 -0700
 
Bert wrote:
> 
> At 00:01 2-8-99 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >If radioactive thorium oxide was not used in the early Summicrons, how do
> you
> >explain the positive readings obtained with a Geiger counter?
> 
> Are you sure they didn't measure background radiation?
> 
> Bert K.
> ==========
> Unlike in sex, bigger isn't always better

Can't you make your Geiger counter go off my pointing it at any number of
household items?
Milk? Mothers Milk?
Mark Rabiner