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aaaaaaaarrrrrgh t1_j689kkh wrote

Reply to comment by missthingxxx in ELI5: How is caesium-137 used in mining operations? by kitsunesan1029

Wouldn't they just drive the route with a Geiger counter and see where it goes crazy?

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/search-underway-radioactive-capsule-missing-australia-2023-01-28/ for context btw

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missthingxxx t1_j68kgae wrote

Well, yeah. I believe that's what they're doing. It is a needle in a haystack though at this point. And I'd bet that they tried looking for it before they announced publicly that it had been lost. I just wondered if it would have a strong glow at night under night vision and would perhaps stand out.

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