From Dec. 1947 Popular Science.
Practical follow-up to the version later advertised here.
Blogged in Sh**house Rat.
Appeared in Fifties Classic 1957.
Posted at http://www.blinkbits.com/bits/viewtopic/chemcraft_atomic_2?t=2483853.
Also: A blog called El Ángel de Olavide
Also: blogged here.
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bcostin 94 months ago | reply
A whole generation of mutant super-power origin stories in one convenient kit!
synecdoche 94 months ago | reply
"Real"?
turtlemoon 94 months ago | reply
Yep. When I was young, I had a wonderful little device, that was sort of like a solid black plastic loupe, that you held up to your eye in the dark so you could see the sparkles from the decaying radioactive material inside the viewer. A "Spinthariscope", if you're interested.
Hmmm. I wonder if that was good for me?
Todd Ehlers 94 months ago | reply
As recently as 1978, while in high school, we experimented with radioactive bits of material in my physics class.
The teacher was very educated in this field, and the "Roentgen" levels we detected on the Geiger counters did assure us that the stuff was of low radioactivity indeed.
I'm willing to bet I catch more radioactivity sitting in front of this monitor making comments on Flickr than I ever got during that one unit of science class.
aimaz 94 months ago | reply
As far as I know small amounts of radioactive samples are in my school still. We used them for coursework 6 or 7 years ago.
Jello Kitty 93 months ago | reply
Sorry_Set not available in Iran.
Elvira Black 90 months ago | reply
What a great pic!
I've blogged it at:
elvirablack.blogspot.com/2006/02/duck-and-cover-and-kiss-...
Todd Ehlers 90 months ago | reply
Elvira--I am flattered! And thank you for acknowledging your actions.
devojane 87 months ago | reply
Well, whadaya know?
brancusi7 82 months ago | reply
Following a radioactive thyroid test in 1974 I became Radioactive Man. Of course, the underpants are shiny and they leave a red ring round my middle these days, but I still glow in the dark.
devojane 80 months ago | reply
I got that identical comment from "Tricia Billings, Comment Spammer" on one of my photos as well. I suggest you use the "report abuse" link down at the bottom of the page.
[edit]- Spam removed! Yay flickr!
subvertr 77 months ago | reply
Great image! Why don't try to subvert it?
Don't waste time, go suvertr!
Mayrock . . . 75 months ago | reply
New from Chernobyl Industries it's Chemcraft! Thyroid cancer fun for the whole family! Run, don't walk, to your nearest retailer and buy one today -- just follow the green glow!
Whiskeygonebad 74 months ago | reply
Many of you have smoke alarms that use Americanium and those photographic and phono vinyl dust-off brushes were anti-static charged with polonium 216 [the same that was used to poison that russian "troublmaker' a few months ago. I'd love to see the disclaimer label for this set today. Yeah, like that would happen. I had many a great chemistry sets from Edmund Scietific Co. They had many chemicals that if ingested would give you more than a tummy ache. I guess kids had more common sense back then and the best lawyers were yet to be hatched in the radioactive swamp. BTW, it's a play on words: ALL chemistry is "atomic energy" Wink-Wink. Gotchya kids!
epiclectic 62 months ago | reply
Perfect candidate for addition to Retro Speech Bubbles!
garethfw 61 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Retro Kitsch Sexy Cool, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
versaltrykkeriet 59 months ago | reply
Fantastic!
I blogged it at:
www.johanurban.com/weblog/chemcraft
cranbrookman 52 months ago | reply
Do NOT send this set to Iran!
El Bibliomata 25 months ago | reply
I've used your picture in my blog, thanks!
elderean.tumblr.com/post/6033949136/legislacion-ley-12-20...
Todd Ehlers 25 months ago | reply
Thank you for attributing this to me and informing me.