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Radiation Detection Wrist Watch

Posted by michael on from the steal-one-from-homesec-employees dept.

luigi writes "I4U has this story: vigiWATCH is a newly created swiss company that offers the smallest, most precise radiation detector worldwide in a normal size wrist watch. The watch displays current radioactivity rates from 0.00001mSv/h to 4.00000 mSv/h and cumulative radioactive dose from 0.001mSv/h to 9999 mSv/h. The precision is +/- 25% over total range. Besides the radioactivity detection, its also showing the time in a digital and analog display. The watch looks like a normal casual wrist watch. Hope this watch never becomes standard equipment for survival on this planet. The watch is sold on the site for $1100."

5 of 219 comments (clear)

  1. Sometimes there are times... by RebelTycoon · · Score: 5, Funny

    when you would rather just not know... Like just how many rads that 19" monitor is blasting into your little soldiers...

    I've got nothing...

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  2. Hmm...I may get one. by Valar · · Score: 5, Funny

    To replace my wrist mounted poison gas sensing canary.

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  3. Scenario by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    *beep, beep, beep*

    Guess it's time for my....HOLY SHIT!

  4. Could it be... by BattleWolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... the green, glow in the dark watch-hands causing the +/-25%?

  5. Re:Metal by 0x0d0a · · Score: 5, Funny

    One of the most important parts of a nuclear fallout shelter is the entrance room where you take off ALL clothing and shower.

    Leading to the popular Cold War pickup line "Hey, baby, want to see my fallout shelter?"

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