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Unread 07-19-2008, 01:11 AM   #17
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The last time I handled a geiger counter was in the '60s, so I don't have one right at hand to check it out. But, as Gerben said, Radium has a half-life of around 1600 years so I am sure there is some life in the old sights still.
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