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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. Re:Oh, THANKS, Elena Basner.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You got it backwards. The fraudsters have to use paint that is *less* radioactive than everyday paint. Try to understand the idea before you try to be funny.