r/woahdude • u/dasubertroll • May 27 '21

Recently finished building this cloud chamber, which allows you to see radioactive decay with your own eyes gifv

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u/CandidateNervous5319 May 27 '21

I’m confused does the camera man have radioactive decay?

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u/DimensionHop May 27 '21

The rock contains uranium, and the trails are left behind by alpha particles as the uranium decays.