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Nuclear Explosions Key To Spotting Fake Art

Posted by Soulskill on from the all-the-more-reason-to-launch-nukes dept.

Socguy writes "A Russian art curator, Elena Basner, is claiming to have a foolproof method for determining whether or not particular paintings have been created since 1945. She claims that isotopes released into the environment by man-made nuclear explosions have found their way into types of the natural oils used to make paints."

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  1. Oh, THANKS, Elena Basner.... by DrEldarion · · Score: 1, Funny

    It used to be that the only downside of buying a fake was wasting your money. Now, the fraudsters will use radioactive paint, and if you buy a fake you'll get cancer.

  2. So what? by denzacar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Forgers will just switch to doing more Jackson Pollock.

    No one can tell the fakes from the real thing anyway.

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    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
    1. Re:So what? by moosesocks · · Score: 2, Funny

      Think you can do better?

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      -- If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done? - Uli's moose