THANKS, BUT WE CAN ALREADY DETECT OUR HOME PARTICLES
It Is Surprisingly Easy To Build Your Own Particle Detector At Home
(Thanks to Rod Nunley)
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meh .. looks like Etch-A-Sketch ™
Posted by: MOTW | September 15, 2024 at 08:01 AM
BGM (or is it only in Japan that means background music): Like a Muon Passing Through My Room
Posted by: Mad Hatter | September 15, 2024 at 08:35 AM
Cloud chambers are actually pretty cool. Even when I was working at a particle detector as a grad student, seeing streaks appear in the simple cloud chamber some of the other grad students built was really neat. Particle physics at one point was predominantly building these chambers and taking photos of the cloud traces.
Posted by: Sharkmime | September 15, 2024 at 08:37 AM
Are we talking grammar here or what ?
Posted by: Clankie | September 15, 2024 at 09:48 AM
Theory: Continuous muon bombardment is what causes the clothes in your closet to shrink.
Posted by: kwerty | September 15, 2024 at 10:21 AM
After Taco Tuesday, certain particles make themselves known.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | September 15, 2024 at 11:21 AM
I'm not surprised I'm gobsmacked.
Posted by: Florida Man | September 15, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Sacre blue!
Posted by: Mr. Mundane | September 15, 2024 at 12:46 PM
I'll never forget where I was the first time I witnessed quasi-linear trajectory.
Posted by: man tom | September 15, 2024 at 01:09 PM
Isn't a particle just half of a testicle?
Posted by: Elaine Benes | September 15, 2024 at 03:39 PM
I actually built one of these as a science fair project back in about 1970. I didn't win. Curse you, Mrs. Hackler!
"Up and at 'em, Atom Ant!"
Posted by: PirateBoy the Science Nerd | September 15, 2024 at 04:04 PM
Roomba + Air Purifier = Solution
Posted by: Dee TekDor | September 15, 2024 at 05:07 PM
This device is helpful for diagnosing ghost infestations.
Posted by: Ed. | September 15, 2024 at 05:54 PM
Building home made particle detectors is easy.
On the other hand, building home made particle accelerators tends to upset the neighbors.
Posted by: Ralph | September 15, 2024 at 09:12 PM
I built my own from instructions in Popular Science and all I could capture were morons.
Posted by: Pullet Surprise | September 15, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Pullet,
Why did you let them go? Now we have an infestation of morons!
Posted by: LoudLight | September 16, 2024 at 09:20 AM