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This is a chunk of uranium ore.
這是一大塊鈾礦石。
And yes, this sample is radioactive.
是的,這個樣本是有放射性的。
But we did speak to professionals about how to properly handle this stuff, so we're taking
但我們確實與專業人士討論瞭如何正確處理這些東西,所以我們正在採取
all the necessary precautions, but you know, don't try this at home.
所有必要的預防措施,但你知道,不要在家裡嘗試這個。
Now the rest of this ore is just regular rock, plus some elements like lead, thorium and
現在,這種礦石的其餘部分只是普通岩石,加上一些元素,如鉛、釷和
bismuth that the uranium is slowly decaying into.
鈾正在慢慢衰變成鉍。
And this, this is a Geiger counter.
而這個,這是一個蓋革計數器。
It's measuring the levels of radioactivity around it.
它正在測量它周圍的放射性水準。
But what's setting it off isn't the uranium. It's the lead thorium, bismuth, all that stuff
但引發它的並不是鈾。而是鉛釷、鉍,所有這些東西。
we were just talking about.
我們剛才在談論。
And in case you're wondering, this is considered weakly radioactive, but we don't want to be
如果你想知道,這被認為是弱放射性的,但我們不希望被
hanging around it all day.
整天圍著它轉。
Now this small piece of rock is called uraninite.
現在,這一小塊岩石被稱為烏蘭石。
This actually contains a much higher concentration of uranium.
這實際上含有更高濃度的鈾。
Think of it as a bunch of uranium just packed tightly together.
把它想象成一堆鈾,只是緊緊地擠在一起。