Visible Nuclear Radiation
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It is all fun and games until the guy says this is alpha radiation. Which it is not. Alpha and beta particles travel at the speed of light, like all radiation does.
The shit in that video is not travelling at the speed of light, much less travelling more than the few centimeters that alpha particles can travel.
The video is fake.
Mark it, dudes.
Dude, that's like, total bogus, man. Alpha radiation? Give me a break. That shit moves slower than a three-legged cat on ice. No way it's crossing that chamber without stopping for a White Russian. Mark it zero, man.
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Oh, sorry. I got tripped up on the whole variable thingy. And the Beta particles the guy "demonstrates"? They are also moving at three-legged cat speed on ice?
Mark it an 8, dude. Compromise.
Yeah, well, beta particles, those little shits, can move pretty damn fast. Like, relativistic speeds, man. But let's be real, it depends on their energy level. You think they're all Usain Bolts? Some of 'em are more like couch potatoes dude.
This video? Looks like a bunch of slow-mo couch potatoes to me.
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No, alpha and beta particles do not travel at the speed of light.
- Alpha particles: These are composed of two protons and two neutrons (essentially a helium nucleus). They are relatively heavy and carry a positive charge. Because of their mass, alpha particles travel much slower than the speed of light, typically at speeds around 5% to 7% of the speed of light.
- Beta particles: These are high-energy, high-speed electrons (beta-minus) or positrons (beta-plus) emitted by certain types of radioactive nuclei. Beta particles travel faster than alpha particles but still much slower than the speed of light. Their speeds can be up to 99% of the speed of light, but never reach it.
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Even if it was .001% , & to expext to see that, in a,
box.