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Polonium-210 Available Through Mail Order

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the healthy-breakfast-shakes dept.

Knutsi writes "InformationWeek is reporting that Polonium 210, the radioactive material used to poison former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is not as hard to get your hands on as some have previously stated. American family business United Nuclear is actually selling the stuff, and other equally exotic materials, on their company website. Could come in handy for the xmas shopping season."

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  1. New level of cheating. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny



    I wonder how XBOX LIVE will dectect this?

    UberL337: hey thanx 4 sendin over teh drinks!
    TehD00d: NP mang.
    [...]
    UberL337: ug feel sick oh fukkk call ambulsafeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    TehD00d: Polonipnwed!!!

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  2. A Lump of Polonium 210... by Otter+Escaping+North · · Score: 5, Funny

    When a lump of coal just won't do...

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    1. Re:A Lump of Polonium 210... by marcello_dl · · Score: 5, Funny
      bet you weren't saying that when mossad squirted poison in that arab guy's ear.

      Mossad uses Zunes on arabs? And Poison, of all distasteful bands... They seem always to reach new lows.

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    2. Re:A Lump of Polonium 210... by StikyPad · · Score: 4, Funny
      There sure is.

      You would need about 15,000 of our Polonium-210 needle sources
      at a total cost of about $1 million - to have a toxic amount.

      Thanks!

      Nuclear Isotope - Alpha Isotope Type: Polonium-210 Qty. 15,000

      Subtotal: $1,035,000.00 USD
      Shipping & Handling: $19.95 USD
      • Bill Me Later!
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  3. Not anymore by jbeaupre · · Score: 5, Funny

    I stopped in a few weeks back to buy some and some Russian dude in line ahead of me bought the last of it.

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  4. xmas gift by truthsearch · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think Bolonium is a much more appropriate holiday gift. After all, its atomic weight is deliciously snacktacular.

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    1. Re:xmas gift by tkw954 · · Score: 5, Funny
      I think Bolonium is a much more appropriate holiday gift. After all, its atomic weight is deliciously snacktacular.

      You said "snacktac-u-lar", it's "snackta-cle-ar", dummy.

  5. Moo by Chacham · · Score: 5, Funny
    Who cares about Uranium, when we can have supermagnets!

    Read the page, see the bait:
    Two of these magnets close together can create an almost unbelievable magnetic field that can be very dangerous. Of all the unique items we offer for sale, we consider these items the most dangerous of all. Our normal packing & shipping personnel refuse to package these magnets - our engineers have to do it. This is no joke and we cannot stress it strongly enough - that you must be extremely careful - and know what you're doing with these magnets.

    They even say "beware" elswhere. It must be good.

    Can you even resist?

    Luckily therse things cost money, or noone would care about the Flying Spaghetti Monster anymore. The Flying Magnetatorus would rule supreme.
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  6. One question, comrade by Lane.exe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will work on moose and squirrel, yes?

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  7. Re:Feh by spellraiser · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nah, at Republican Party meetings, all they do is smoke big cigars and laugh over how easy it is to dupe the proles. Afterwards, they go out and throw rocks at hobos.

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  8. Ripoff by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    Don't buy this stuff... it's some kind of scam. I ordered a bunch, and I set it aside until I got around to needing it. About one year later when I wanted to use it, more than 80% of it had mysteriously disappeared into thin air! Talk about planned obsolescence... and this stuff ain't cheap. This is worse than inkjet cartridges.

    Since then, I've found a place that will send me Polonium *209*. It costs more, but so far it doesn't seem have the self-destruct feature that the Polonium 210 shysters build into their product.

  9. Re:Feh by Don853 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Damn! I never knew what I was missing. Where do I sign up?

  10. Re:I might be missing something..... by BMonger · · Score: 4, Funny

    I avoid radiation at all costs. Most of the time I sit safely in front of this CRT screen here reading Slashdot.

  11. Re:wow, and run by a loon too by The_Wilschon · · Score: 4, Funny
    great to see the man who runs this place is certifiable
    What, you mean Taco?
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  12. Re:I might be missing something..... by Mattintosh · · Score: 4, Funny

    if 69 ninjas suddenly attack them

    Hmm... how would I provoke such an attack by this particular type of ninja?