I love how the Nume patch claims "weight loss" as one of its benefits, like yeah, you're not even wrong, radiation poisoning and cancer would indeed make you lose weight.
it "burns" fat ..literally..anything under the patch will be destroyed on the cellular level so you'll lose some wieght,the eye mask seems like you'd get cancer of the eyes
@@Aaron-zu3xn Well, you'll be losing a lot more weight from shitting blood all day and not being able to keep food down. Since the tissues of the digestive tract are among the most sensitive to radiation (along with brain tissue and bone marrow), some of the very first symptoms of radiation poisoning are nausea, diarrhea, and with higher doses, gastrointestinal bleeding.
@@JS-rv3et you don't get the joke? thought it was pretty clear. "radioactive fallout" shouldn't be a thing you need to watch out for when buying a bracelet -_-
the eye mask in particular was very scary, can you imagine having "eye issues" and then going to the eye doctor and him saying you have eye cancer or some other major eye ailment and your eyes are "irradiated" from thorium exposure and you'll probably go completely blind in a year or two because of it?
I have (had) zero science but I often prefer a black t-shirt over my eyes instead of an eye-mask. Never really thought company making that eye-mask is going to give zero (insert plural swear word here) about what they are making. Back to my well worn and well washed cotton t-shirts as an eye-mask.
@@builder_dahomey Depends. I'm sure 75% of countries outlaw these type of stuff so its very likely. Otherwise if not then their government is either corrupt or they don't have a law for the distribution of products with dangerous chemical elements.
My mother's husband is a die-hard believer in those silicone bracelets with "negative ions". I sent her a link and gave her a brief summary of the danger. She responded with, "it's okay he's worn them for years". *insert Picard face palm meme here*
Dude, "I honestly never though a stupid youtube video could have such an impact"? You literaly saved many people from actual radioactive products.....Never underestimate your actions and results of your work! You rock!
@@qwertydavid8070 misinformation, lack of knowledge, lack of understanding, they aren't all people who believe in the stuff like its nutritional facts on the back of a carton(which lets be honest, probably somewhere, is also misinformed/falsified) its more just people a lot of the time be it young to old, are generally misinformed, have a lack of knowledge, understanding, etc, see the product, and think "oh, well it must be good, it looks nice as well!" or sometimes we get the review bombs/review heavy products that have mostly positive. if all the reviews or most of them are positive, it must be a good product right? right? well, as we know, no, sadly not. its like how sometimes people wonder "how people get scammed so much" despite to us, the scams seem obviously stupid, poorly done or made, or even just obviously a scam. misinformation, fear, lack of knowledge and/or understanding, etc. in fact, most of the time, it could even just be someone looking for a cool bracelet, or a face mask, or in this videos sake, maybe even a lanyard piece to go to their set, that looks nice or cool. a lot of people might not even believe in its effects, but, they look either practical, or atleast nice. the problem is, we don't know they are radioactive. gladly, now we do. :D!
my dad spent a career in nuclear medicine treating cancer. You would think that because of this that he would not like fiestaware but I am sure I am the only person that has had the conversation "Why are we eating off of radioactive plates?" to get the response "They are only slightly radioactive".
What? Fiestaware? Why would they even need to be radioactive (like vaseline glass that glows in the dark). Was it the soil they used for the clay ware?
@@getaround1276 and lord knows after 40 years of knives/forks on those plates they still look as perfect as day 1! Why wouldn't the glaze chip with a sharp knife? But as you said, only a little radio active - I am guessing your a nuclear medicine as well?
@@SAILERisRELIAS Short answer: Radium Girls Long answer: Watch face painters maintain their paint brushes with their lips, thus ingesting radium. They also used the stuff on themselves when they go out partying (at least according to a show I watched, Dark Matter I think). They all died of radiation poisoning.
The two extremes Getting contact for praise for exposing a safety risk And getting contacted for being claimed as a potential safety risk from the information
@@remanjecarter2787 To be fair the level of information needed to complete a task is usually waaaay less than the level of information needed to complete it safely. For example, your average library has more than enough information to build a rudimentary nuclear bomb, it just lacks the several PHDs worth of information to do it relatively safely.
It's like a rite of passage as a Scientist and UA-cam Science Educator to be contacted by a nuclear regulatory body. Cheers; keep fighting the good fight.
It's because a lot of these regulatory services are there for people's safety but they need things to be done properly so they're always looking for things that they missed like these products, Amazon watches a lot of videos on products they sell, for example lock picking lawyer had a series of videos or you would review Amazon's choice for different locks and in at least one of the cases I know for a fact that the lock was immediately taken down from Amazon's choice
@@nivikliriak Another century-old tradition completes the circle to slap our faces. At this point, my face is numb and swollen (metaphorically, I’m fine physically).
the ridiculous part is that these companies could literally just sell a normal mask or bracelet or whatever, and let placebo do its job. there is literally zero reason to actively add radioactivity. /sigh
this is a underrated point. absolutely no reason to put it in as it would only be detected by someone who knows its bullshit. it would also cost more to make it this way. fairly certain this is malicious intent. probably at the original factory, not the retailers in the US
This absolutely SCARES me because my mom is a sucker for these types of “health products.” She has a bracelet adjacent to the “negative ion” thing and I don’t know whether it’s radioactive or not. I even wore one when I was in middle school. Hoping to GOD that it was just a sham that doesn’t do any harm but idk at this point.
Maybe get your hands on an inexpensive geiger counter and make a point of testing it in front of her so she knows. Most people are not aware of everything regarding health and radiation but if they start hearing the sound of a geiger counter they get nervous and tend to listen more.
Looks like you can pick up a giger counter for 60-120 usd online. No idea of the accuracy of them but would be a fairly cheap test compared to cancer treatment
Modern society is so polluted that you'd be screwed regardless, to be completely honest. I don't know if that's actually a consolation or not, but it's the truth. :P
"They removed the radiation and that's great, but they just committed fraud because they are selling a product that doesn't release negative ions when they say it does" That line got me lmao
@@darthplagueis13 Unless the bracelet becomes charged as it irradiates, surely it releases either both or neither no? I believe thorium starts off with releasing an alpha particle, so at some point there were negative ions in there. As for whether it's "released", if nothing else it sheds...
@@randomnobody660 mean it releases alpha particles(which are He ions), and beta particles(which are just electrons). So the charge is conserved, it's just really dubious to call beta particles ions(because they aren't even atoms)
The confusing thing here is why they added something that's not only poisonous, but _expensive_ to the products. Thorium powder doesn't exactly grow on trees. _Why._
It is a byproduct from some mines. There is not enough demand for Thorium to process all the Thorium Dioxide pulled out of the ground. So instead of storing it in an expensive specilized facility companies "lose" it down rivers or sell it off as unprocessed minerals.
My guess, they have Dr. McQuaken put these in a gas chamber to impress a captive audience and show how "powerful" the massaging wand is at curing your, issues. It's probably a bonus that the fact that it does "something" means regulators would have to put in more leg work to sue them for fraud under UCC laws
Because this isn't just a scam. It's pseudo science that some people believe, enough to manufacture it. Beta particles _are in fact_ negatively charged. I suspect truth met urban-myth and conceived this hocus-pocus. Remember, most counties still believe the myth that Fluoride is good for dental hygiene and _some people_ think it "turns frickin frogs gay"... So.. yeah... Lot's of pseudoscience on all sides, even government.
It doesn't make sense does it. I was thinking it's some kind of nuclear smuggling operation. It might be hard for a terrorist organization or nation like North Korea to acquire thorium but anyone can get these products. Thorium can be used to make Uranium for bombs.
At this point I'm convinced those companies do this intentionally just to fuck up people. I mean, putting radioactive material into products worn close to the body over a long period of time isn't something you do on accident, and if they just want to rip people off they could save a lot of money by not using thorium in bulk.
This video is 2 years old, but it got me thinking about how in South-East Asia, in the past there were a lot of advertisements selling health products and clothing claiming it releases negative ions which is good for your health. My family was and still is an active consumers of these kind of products and I'm worried if we're secretly a nuclear family.
Thank you so much for covering this. Quackery is something that really grinds my gears. When I was a young adult and was diagnosed with cancer I had no familial support and was uninsured. The way that snake oil peddlers targeted me as though they were sharks smelling blood in the water was despicable. It is not hard to fall for this type of nonsense, especially if you are an isolated, terrified and desperate person. Luckily, I managed to keep my wits about me, but I won't lie and say that certain quackery wasn't tempting. This shit infuriates me.
Waste of money but won't give you cancer at these doses. 5 microsieverts an hour? You get 100 in a second with an X-ray. The units are confusing AF but man if you're going to make a video put it in perspective for people
There is no shame in people trying desperate measures when they fear for their or their loved one's lives. The shame is upon the sellers. There's a special place in hell for them
"it's not a boogeymen, you just need to understand the risks and dangers" literally the one thing large groups of people are incapable of understanding
@@bluetrinityhaloseven7244 always trust your Facebook blogs and conspiracy UA-camrs, they are highly educated experts who are ONLY interested in showing you the truth and are not simply trying to overcompensate for their uninteresting lives by peddling bullshit to "people" who never graduated highschool...hahaha...jk
Doctor: "I'm sorry. It's metastasized. We don't know how long you have left." (He's talking about the health lumps growing in your body to help you detoxify)
5:33 Maybe it actually was emitting negative ions. Can't negative ions be emitted without radiation being detected by a geiger counter? Can't natural minerals like tourmaline do that? Not that it's going to do much to improve your health, but I don't think it would be fruad if they actually believed it.
@@numeroVLAD That's like saying to a 45-year-old man with prostate cancer that he should've known that he had it because it's easy to measure prostate cancer by checking your PSA level in your blood. Sure...but what 45-year-old man is checking his PSA level? That's not a normal operation that's part of standard medical procedure. Likewise, nobody walks around with a geiger counter, just casually checking radiation levels in their environment. :P And without highly specific equipment that regular people don't even own, much less commonly use, radiation is completely impossible to detect.
Paper pretty much stops all alpha radiation. And since thorium decays by alpha over a long long time, And all these products are shipped in cardboard boxes, I'm just gonna assume it is pretty difficult to detect in a regular warehouse.
@@blipman17 ... we can stop radiation by putting it in a paper bag? * I've never heard of such a thing. I know kodak knew about the first nuclear bombs because the raditation from their cardboad was clouding and destroying their Xray film. (So the us govt had to advise them about the tests and fall out maps to prevent future destruction of their product in return for an NDA) but that may have been a different form of radiation creating the clouding...
I’m always amazed when snake oil salesman don’t just sell spurious placebos but actually straight up harmful poisons. It’s like not suffering fools to the extreme.
Yeah I don't get it either, aren't these companies LOSING money by adding Thorium dust to them? I can only assume its more expensive than plastic... Maybe the owners really believe their own BS?
oh my god I actually tried to research on these products cuz some family of mine started trying to sell these to everyone they knew claiming they helped you heal and stuff, they truly believe these cards help their health, didn’t know it’s actually killing them
"Radiation isn't a boogeyman, you just need to understand the risks and dangers." God I wish more people knew that. I've come across too many who sadly don't.
@@G.A.C_Preservethat’s because a lot of places didn’t bother to update their pipelines to meet modern standards, so those lead pipes that were already there remained in use.
The radioactive eye mask is insane. I don't know if the same is true for gamma radiation, but I've worked with weaker alpha-particle emitting material before and was made aware that the exposure limit for eyes is significantly lower than the rest of your body. Alpha particles are much easier to safely stop but holy shit that eye mask is just fucked up.
@@asdfoifhvjbkaos once I heard I looked and couldn’t find anything, I am considering buying a Geiger counter to help see if it’s still in the house somewhere
I'm so sorry... the people who made that product are sick individuals... thank goodness this channel helped expose them so they'll have less victims...
@tieck I lived in foster care for 10 years as a kid and 2 as an adult it took longer than I was in foster care as a kid (till I graduated highschool at 17) to approve my father as a caretaker for me it took almost 10 years for them to figure that out... I lost my parents my child hood to DHS don't tell me their quick their quick to get you in and then deserve it or not they are slow at true justice
The U.S.NRC doesn't fuck around, they'll even get on you if you import enough bananas, no joke. That's not a bad thing, they're just actually competent.
it is also heavily dependent on the type of particles as well and the geiger counter he has in this vid does not detect alpha particles which is the deadliest radiation
@@tarstarkusz either way they are scamming people and lying. Whether or not you think it's a big deal, most people probably don't want cancer in 20 years and long term exposure to these would significantly increase the risk. I'm glad they got shut down.
I literally remember the infomercials in the 90s that sold these things. They'd push you out of nowhere, you almost trip, then with the bracelet (and now being prepared) you don't move when they push you! Whoa! I mean I guess they do work. If you're dead from radiation poisoning you won't have to worry about back ache or need for positive juju
I remember TV reports of such silicone bracelets those only had a hologram sticker (may be named quantum energy or whatever) but they did not warn about radioactivity (did they test?) but only called them a useless superstition/placebo thing.
Someone tried something like that with me. They pressed down on one of my hands with one of theirs, and then dropped a cigarette into my other hand, while pushing harder against my other hand. They were like, see - the cigarette made you weaker! I said, no it didn't - you pushed harder when you put the cig in my other hand. They tried to deny it, but what I actually learned that day was that they were a con artist🤣
Most consumers, who buy „quantum energy“ items, would probably believe the company which sells poison and not the NRC… they are lost to rational thinking.
i think it would be kinda illegal to share each address to a third party? maybe not i know nothing about it i just hope these products weren't sold to too many people, the amount of contamination would be massive and take years to properly get rid of thankfully its thorium and not some glowing blue thingy
I collect minerals and this actually scares me a bit. There is so much pseudoscience in the mineral vendor community and to see some "energy" claims turning out to mean radioactivity is beyond wild.
@@EricMeyer9 first of all those numbers for X-rays are wayyyy off. 2nd an X-ray is a one time thing, these companies want you to wear these things all day every day
@@EricMeyer9 "x-rays don't kill people" In small amounts, no, but in large amounts, they absolutely can as they're a type of ionizing radiation. Also that figure you gave for a chest x-ray is horribly inaccurate
5:45 To put it in reference, the radiation emitted by that card is equal to standing right next to the *Chernobyl* sarcophagus. The OLD sarcophagus built originally in 1986, not the new one built in 2016. Carrying it for 8hrs/day equates to 15.3sv/year. That's 15 times the maximum recommended yearly dosage of radiation.
@@bimpa1568 Thorium is a proposed alternative to enriched uranium, not uranium as whole. A thorium based reactor still uses the nuclear decay process to turn thorium into uranium, albeit bypassing the enrichment process. But at the end of the day it's still fissile uranium 235 that is maintaining the nuclear reaction that is generating power.
It isn't. The majority of what was detected from the card was beta radiation (gamma only dose rate was probably ~2uSv/h). I think you meant 15mSv, and not Sv, but regardless, holding the item in your hand would NOT expose you to an annual dose that high, since only your hand is being exposed, and not the rest of your body. Hence the effective dose from holding the item is almost nothing (about the same as background). Saying that it's the same as standing next to the sarcophagus is far from true
You're off by an order of magnitude. The Geigercounter is measuring Microsieverts (μSv), not millisieverts (mSv). If you wore it for 8 hours daily that's ~15 mSv per year. Which is actual a bit less then the reccomended max yearly exposure, which in many places is set to about 20 mSv. (Or well, 100 mSv over 5 years)
I got Western Digital and Seagate to admit they were submarining shingled drives into consumer space. It cost them about $3 billion and multiple class action suits... ...but I think getting this radioactive crackpot quack shit off the market is vastly more important. Ideally with jail terms for the sellers
That’s exactly why this shit is scary😂 I heard the Geiger counter literally start screaming next to the card and I knew that thing has been created in Chernobyl’s explosion! “Health benefits” has been a very overused phrase. These things are far from healthy if they’re this Radioactive.
And that's only beta and gamma radiation produced as a secondary byproduct! Natural thorium isotopes are alpha emitters, and alpha radiation is blocked by the plastic of the counter, so it's actually missing most of the radiation.
@@GRBtutorials Agreed, which is why that pen that you could potentially break open and release loose dust was so freaky to me, you don't wanna breathe that in.
@@akshooter7746 The geiger counter "screams" when near uranium, but depends also of that uranium is enriched or not. The first case is the worst. But I am not sure what you mean by saying it was created in Chernobyl's explosion.
these agencies should be empowered to give some reward to worthwhile submissions, like some sorta tax break or free parking for X months or something like that, maybe based on how significant the report is.
The best part is the people who bought these thorium infused products and put them on their bodies would be hell bent on stopping the development of a thorium reactor to put the thorium somewhere it would be safe and actually do something
Forgive my skepticism, but haven't thorium reactors been "the energy solution of the future" that will definitely be used within the next 20 years since the 1960's? (Note: no thorium reactors are currently running, despite large amounts of research and running reactors as early as 1965.)
@@btf_flotsam478 they are more expensive,at least at begining,like all new systems.if tomorrow they have to pay for the waste disposal,they will switch asap. but for now,its so cheap for them,having the government to pay the expensive part,that even they can share the profits. Thorium ones...they just solve the waste problem,burning the money they can pocket.
@@btf_flotsam478 it's about interests, the reason they haven't made a thorium-based reactor is that uranium can be used for nukes. So if it's not wartime, they use uranium for energy. Most things that have been created are not because they want an amazing future, but for military purposes. I also think that the fear of radioactive things and the liability also put off companies from making any more reactors.
well there is such a thing as edible clay. its actually why a number of wild potato species in the andes can be eaten. without dipping the potatoes in the edible clay mixture the toxins from the potatoes would kill you
"Want to develop retinal cancer but can't stare at the sun 24/7 because the sun isn't out all day ? Boy do I have just the product!" - Whoever invented the *radioactive eye mask* probably
@@bubbaloobub3592 I'll need to put an asterisk on my next cancer goggles ad : *Does not count if you're in Sun Synchronous Orbit, on the poles during Solstice, Travelling at the Earth's rotation speed but against it or do not have eyes
My worry is for the people who work in the factories that make these goods. If the company are happy to lie about the danger of their products, you know damn well they’re not keeping their employees safe while handling radioactive dusts.
It depends on the place. But chances are the workers have proper protection. For starters it is usually not that simple to get radioactive material in industrial amounts without the proper facilities and trained personnel. You'll just be told no. Also this kind of radiation is not THAT powerful, if you wear just silk gloves and not bring it up to your face, you should be fine. The problem is when you keep it close enough to let the particles penetrate your skin. Let alone keeping it near softer tissue (like your eyes or mouth)
Please please do this one more time with a company called vibesup. My mom literally buys their entire stock, bottles, flip flops, mats, etc. surrounding herself completely, and putting this things all around the house. If these things are radioactive....
The US is accredited with the invention of the atomic bomb. Where as it is way more complicated than that. Still, to this day, most people think that the Manhatton project was just an American achievement.
"Keeping to short exposures, within dose limits, and making sure there's no dust, and you're safe" Thank you, this inspired me to finally pursue making my own demon core
@@georgeoldsterd8994 It's an infamous radioactive object that killed several people. In one incident a reflector surrounding it was held open by a screwdriver, and when it slipped, it released massive amounts of radiation.
@@johnjordan3552 fiestaware was a type of plate that contained small amounts of uranium and thorium in the glaze. It isn’t sold any more, but can be kept as an heirloom.
in that case you might be able to get the FDA involved. partly because of the potential heavy metal poisoning/ radiation poisoning, but also improperly labled ingredient list
This video simultaneously decreases my faith in humanity from seeing such examples of this horrible phenomenon and raises my faith in humanity from seeing guy on UA-cam devote himself so much to fighting these things, educating people about these things, and providing resources for others to fight it as well and putting so much care and genuineness into it as a part of his HOBBY. Godspeed sir, godspeed.
There's plenty of non-radioactive artificial chemicals that are accumulating in the environment and causing harm to people's health. They may be only mildly harmful but still causing allergies at least.
I've actually seen countless people walking around with that dark circular shape object around their neck. Always thoughts it's probably some pseudo science health thingy, for it to actually emit radiation is totally crazy. Goes to show, don't simply trust whatever a person says when they are trying to sell you something.
I can only imagine the reaction of the first person at the regulatory agency when they first got your complaint. "Necklaces and bracelets made with powdered thorium? This is so stupid it can't possibly be real. At yet ... this guy clearly knows what he's talking about, and doesn't sound like a crank....."
Not like the poor git will ever find out, either. They'll just keel over one day in the shit-filled streets of some abusive third-world country such as America.
@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 ._. Mmmm, I see the anti-american propaganda has gotten to this person too. While America has it's problems, I'm almost certain none of those shitty products were made in America. Besides lmao, most stuff in America isn't manufactured here anyway. When it comes to highly radioactive shit like this, the people in charge of controlling said radioactive materials wouldn't just be puttering about doing nothing. If there are legitimate concerns about something this potentially insanely dangerous, they'll do something about it. edit: Apparently one of the companies is based in Florida... But that's Florida, because Florida isn't as lovely as you'd believe. Good god. Great place to visit, not a great place to stay. It's also an LLC. Aka Limited Liability Corporation. Why such a company would be allowed to buy radioactive materials I don't really understand, but as it's said in the video the NRC has since banned the sale of these products, so it shouldn't be long before the problem is fixed, if it hasn't been already.
After watching this video, I checked the internet in my country Denmark, and sure enough there are several stores selling these radioactive ☢️ jewellery and accessories. I have bought some samples to test them, and I will report them to the authorities if they prove to be radioactive, which I think they will be, as they have pictures of them testing the items for “negative ions” and in their hand they hold a Geiger Müller tester!! They just call it a ion-tester 🙄 Thank you for your making this video to spread awareness of this potential health disaster. 💪💪💪
@@kokofan50 He obviously needs to consider the levels, even if he hasn't got the set of specialist test equipment that the Emporium has. In the end, we may need official testing by Risø (or whomever now has their specialist role in Nuclear physics).
@@chrisdaniels3929 Geiger counters detect any radiation particles strong enough to get into the tube, except the ones that go all the way through and come out the other side. Really good ones come with details of their sensitivity to specific radiation types, such as gamma, beta, alpha, X and neutron. Very few are sensitive or tested with neutrinos, bare protons and other rare phenomena.
I like that you mentioned, that intact pottery with uranium is safe. Where I live alot of buildings have parts containing asbestos, as they were built when it was still legal. In our house the windowsills contain asbestos, but as long as nobody tries to saw them or anything, there is no need be afraid, that's why we were allowed to keep them. The removal is probably more dangerous than just leaving them where they are. Same for your pottery, it only got hazardous when it was broken into shards.
A lot of houses in the UK have 'popcorn ceilings', a style of room ceiling that often contains asbestos, but are rarely seen as any danger. The main danger of asbestos is where it's used for something subject to wear and tear. A windowsill, like a ceiling, is probably fine, but if it were the window frame itself not so much, seeing as opening/closing the window might be enough wear and tear to free asbestos dust that's actually dangerous.
Lots of that 'popcorn ceiling' texture crap in Canada too. Very popular in the '70s! Curious what purpose asbestos has in a window sill? Part of a cement fibre board?
@@holysirsalad I think it's just part of the cement. The windowsill looks like a concrete slab. I'd assume the asbestos was just mixed in as durable and cheap component. Since I know they contain asbestos, I try not to touch them tho.
TY, my spouse worked in medical electronics. He was monitored for radiation all his working career. It is amazing how little the average person knows about radiation. It's ironic someone wearing one of those bracelets would be against Thorium Salts reactors. This type of reactor is shielded, runs till gone (no nuclear wastes) and is a small unit. The bracelets pose more of a health risk.
Yep, I feel our education system needs an overhaul, mandatory physics/chemistry courses goes a long way in educating the public about this stuff. It's certainly better than the mis-info that keeps getting thrown around.
@@definitelymdt nah, when you go out from being old as hell and just shutting down it's a bit more peaceful. Plus all kinds of chemicals release when you die to comfort you
I hope you realise that most people who will buy this kind of thing aren't looking at science channels on youtube. They're looking at guys with sunglasses in their trucks, explaining how covid is a lie
I want to buy one of these now a put someone's badge dosimeter in it and watch all hell break loose as they try to find the source of the extra radiation.
I once used an ion bracelet my parent bought when I was a kid. I tried liking it, placebo and all, but it left my skin red and itchy after just a few hours. Either I'm lucky I since that stopped me from using it or should be worried since I'm probably more sensitive to radiation. Oh well.
It's probably not radiation causing that (even if the item is radioactive) because you'd need extremely levels of radiation to cause sunburn-like effects (beta radiation can do it). It's more likely that you have a chemical sensitivity to something in the bracelet - nickel allergy is a common problem that crops up with people who wear jewellery or watches. You did the right thing by stopping wearing it immediately and it's unlikely that you'd have any lasting effects from it, but keep an eye out just to be sure and maybe stash the bracelet away somewhere safe that nobody else is going to find it and wear it. That way if you did ever have any kind of problem and they wanted to test the bracelet then you've can still provide it.
Well done for getting these things taken off the 'shelves'. Unfortunately, those companies probebly still have warehouses full of thorium laced items they will just rebrand.
It isn't " a stupid internet video" when it enlightens and educates. Great job! I do mean job as this took you awhile and it's obvious you put a lot of work in to it and for that I am grateful.
It honestly makes me wonder if they are double dipping then, and being payed to dispose of nuclear waste. It seems like a lot of hoops to source this stuff, unless its already being given to you by some lab as a waste product.
@littlejimmy1671 Definitely.. the fact that they are doing it... they just want to kill people, or have them end up with cancer down the line and take money thats it. Like that dude above me said: The Devil. Yes the devil comes to kill, steal, and destroy. So it fits as well.
I can just imagine the phone call the people at Amazon and the USNRC had to make. 😂 Im happy you managed to find this, who knows how many were sold and how many lives one youtube video couldve extended
For anyone wondering “Why thorium?” It’s one of the cheapest and easy to access radioactive elements. Also, uranium/thorium energy isn’t a replacement for plutonium/uranium energy. It’s potentially useful because less is required for sustained fission, but it’s also much smaller. Think of the difference between a car motor and a hydroelectric dam. They’re both useful forms of energy production, but at much different scales. Yes, this is unrelated, but I get slightly peeved at people saying “thorium will replace uranium, there’s just a massive coverup about how useful it is >:(“
The main thing that puts thorium ahead of uranium is less nuclear waste. Which would convince more people to build reactors. If the public didn't have an exaggerated fear of all things nuclear, then uranium and thorium would easily coexist.
i actually was more confused about why they always seem to label this as tourmaline/tourmaline powder (as in the previous video where they looked up 'negative ion powder' and the image search captions said 'tourmaline'). is it just a fancy buzzword in that industry? or is there actually tourmaline mixed with thorium? /thinking at this point my theory would be these pseudo-health companies get fooled by the powder sellers, not even knowing that their products turn radioactive ... smh
When that joke of a school got evac'd over a piece of Fiestaware, I said outright that the kid who brought it was the smartest person in the school, and it's a crime that not a single freaking adult in the building couldn't tell them that.
I’d be interested in exactly what is in those “anti radiation” magnets/patches/stickers you’re supposed to put on your phone or wherever. This is so horrifying.
@@JetFalcon710you’ve got to be pretty thick to believe this sort of advertising in the first place though. Regardless of the way it’s advertised a spade is a spade.
It still amazes me how quickly the "glow in the dark" watches were very rapidly phased out but nobody bothered to mention it was because they contained massive amounts of radon.
They could replace it with tritium. It glows for roughly 20 years and is weak enough to not cause any damage from radiation when properly contained and not spilled out.
We actually own a radium-painted clock! It was my great grandmother's. The bright green glowing in the dark is incredible, but also scary, knowing just what is lying behind the glass
As an American, I thank you for protecting the more gullible of our residents down here in the US. I remember in little league somehow we would get deals with companies like this back in the day, and you could get those 'power bracelets' for half off. Now, Im pretty sure whatever crap they were pitching us/our parents wasn't radioactive, however, just imagining the same scenario, with some of these radioactive scam products, which would then be given to kids who would be more negatively impacted (I can easily imagine kids chewing on the bracelet) gives me goosebumps.
crazy how people just start selling something without any kind of check. there should be way more repercussions other than just getting those products removed.
Well, usually there's a lawsuit instead of a UA-cam video and organizations shutting it down. Also, not just testing product, they should also test working conditions where the product is made.
I had one of these bracelet things ping my gamma spec at my workplace, it was unbranded so for a while we were stumped as to how someone managed to get radioactive contamination exclusively on that bracelet (especially weird was the type of contamination, the energy of the radiation was definitely not consistent with the isotopes we'd see in the area he was working), until the owner finally admitted he was into this quack medicine.
I just hope you have the class freak perk to minimize the negative effects of the mutation. I recommend electrically charged, healing factor, marsupial, and speed demon with class freak rank 3 of course.
@@flying_Night_slasher For a second I thought you were talking about Cataclysm: DDA, but I have zero clue to what game you are referring to. Could you mayhaps shred some light?
Yeah the Nuclear thing kinda gets that organization excited. There are a few things that some organizations have a zero-tolerance model for bullshit when they are notified. This is one of those.
Found this video because of your Short featuring the NuMe badge. Now I’m gonna have to deep dive and binge all of your radiation videos. Very excited to have found this channel, thank you for this excellent video!
I love how the Nume patch claims "weight loss" as one of its benefits, like yeah, you're not even wrong, radiation poisoning and cancer would indeed make you lose weight.
@@SimuLord I'm a lil ashamed at how hard I snickered
it "burns" fat ..literally..anything under the patch will be destroyed on the cellular level so you'll lose some wieght,the eye mask seems like you'd get cancer of the eyes
@@Aaron-zu3xn Well, you'll be losing a lot more weight from shitting blood all day and not being able to keep food down. Since the tissues of the digestive tract are among the most sensitive to radiation (along with brain tissue and bone marrow), some of the very first symptoms of radiation poisoning are nausea, diarrhea, and with higher doses, gastrointestinal bleeding.
Man, gotta get me some radioactive elements . the radiodiet
Ha!
“I saw some people saying the risk from the dust was minimal”... Minimal??
*IT’S A BRACELET!*
*THE RISK FROM RADIOACTIVE DUST SHOULD BE ZERO*
lol'ed
@@JS-rv3et you don't get the joke? thought it was pretty clear. "radioactive fallout" shouldn't be a thing you need to watch out for when buying a bracelet -_-
@@JS-rv3et “everything on earth has germs on it, imma go lick a toilet seat”
@@JS-rv3et does that really matter to you in the circumstances?
@@JS-rv3et where's your sense of adventure?
the eye mask in particular was very scary, can you imagine having "eye issues" and then going to the eye doctor and him saying you have eye cancer or some other major eye ailment and your eyes are "irradiated" from thorium exposure and you'll probably go completely blind in a year or two because of it?
Radioactive underwear also ranks quite high on the "why?" list.
There is also the possibility that you become Superman!
also since like you know, the brain is real close and that lil curtain of bone behind your eyes doesn’t protect very well.
Worse. It goes into your SKULL. Into your bones. Affecting your brain.
I have (had) zero science but I often prefer a black t-shirt over my eyes instead of an eye-mask. Never really thought company making that eye-mask is going to give zero (insert plural swear word here) about what they are making. Back to my well worn and well washed cotton t-shirts as an eye-mask.
"Anti 5G pendant".
Lets protect you from non-ionizing radiation with ionizing radiation.
Brilliant idea.
With a Alpha emitter
🤦🏻
Smort.
Fighting fire with fire 💀
@@thatonepakistaniguymore like fighting air with tungsten hexafluoride
The people involved with making these products should get serious prison time. Not just have their companies shut down.
Different countries, different laws.
@@builder_dahomey If theyre selling overseas, then it breaches international law
@@thegoldensealion9463 True, but will they be investigated by the mother country though?
@@builder_dahomey Depends. I'm sure 75% of countries outlaw these type of stuff so its very likely. Otherwise if not then their government is either corrupt or they don't have a law for the distribution of products with dangerous chemical elements.
@@builder_dahomey different frogs, different times
My mother's husband is a die-hard believer in those silicone bracelets with "negative ions". I sent her a link and gave her a brief summary of the danger. She responded with, "it's okay he's worn them for years". *insert Picard face palm meme here*
WTF?!..
basic: it hasnt hurt me yet so no problem logic akin to "it has not killed me, its evidencs of how strong I am"
time to get her a new hubby
Smoker logic; “I’ve been smoking three packs a day for thirty years and- _ack, hack,_ and I’m fine.”
dude please get him to stop, that's even worse
Dude, "I honestly never though a stupid youtube video could have such an impact"? You literaly saved many people from actual radioactive products.....Never underestimate your actions and results of your work! You rock!
@@trollrat2828 OP said it best. No comment needed
I can't believe people are actually buying negative ion products. Just w h y.
@@qwertydavid8070 misinformation, lack of knowledge, lack of understanding, they aren't all people who believe in the stuff like its nutritional facts on the back of a carton(which lets be honest, probably somewhere, is also misinformed/falsified)
its more just people a lot of the time be it young to old, are generally misinformed, have a lack of knowledge, understanding, etc, see the product, and think "oh, well it must be good, it looks nice as well!" or sometimes we get the review bombs/review heavy products that have mostly positive.
if all the reviews or most of them are positive, it must be a good product right?
right?
well, as we know, no, sadly not.
its like how sometimes people wonder "how people get scammed so much" despite to us, the scams seem obviously stupid, poorly done or made, or even just obviously a scam.
misinformation, fear, lack of knowledge and/or understanding, etc.
in fact, most of the time, it could even just be someone looking for a cool bracelet, or a face mask, or in this videos sake, maybe even a lanyard piece to go to their set, that looks nice or cool.
a lot of people might not even believe in its effects, but, they look either practical, or atleast nice.
the problem is, we don't know they are radioactive.
gladly, now we do. :D!
Your comment shows your stupidity. I fear your judgment is just as bad...
@@TweakerInc who are you talking to???
my dad spent a career in nuclear medicine treating cancer. You would think that because of this that he would not like fiestaware but I am sure I am the only person that has had the conversation "Why are we eating off of radioactive plates?" to get the response "They are only slightly radioactive".
As long as the glaze ain't chipped you should be fine with fiestawear, you don't eat dinner all day (sadly)
What? Fiestaware? Why would they even need to be radioactive (like vaseline glass that glows in the dark). Was it the soil they used for the clay ware?
@@getaround1276 and lord knows after 40 years of knives/forks on those plates they still look as perfect as day 1! Why wouldn't the glaze chip with a sharp knife? But as you said, only a little radio active - I am guessing your a nuclear medicine as well?
@@BlackSeranna The orange colour in the glaze is produced by uranium oxide.
He's right.
I feel for the poor employees that manufacture these products every day without potentially knowing what they are handling there.
Omg is this the 1920s again?? bruh what the hell
@@CrazyKevin22 what occured at 1920 related to the topic?
@@SAILERisRELIAS poor labor laws and essentially forcing workers to handle items that is detrimental to their health
Radium girls all over again!
@@SAILERisRELIAS
Short answer: Radium Girls
Long answer: Watch face painters maintain their paint brushes with their lips, thus ingesting radium. They also used the stuff on themselves when they go out partying (at least according to a show I watched, Dark Matter I think). They all died of radiation poisoning.
Is it me or is getting contacted by a nuclear agency how you know you've made it as a science youtuber?
I once bought a whole bunch of smoke detectors in bulk for a new office I was outfitting and got the visit. It's not tricky to ping the NRC's radar.
The two extremes
Getting contact for praise for exposing a safety risk
And getting contacted for being claimed as a potential safety risk from the information
@@remanjecarter2787 To be fair the level of information needed to complete a task is usually waaaay less than the level of information needed to complete it safely. For example, your average library has more than enough information to build a rudimentary nuclear bomb, it just lacks the several PHDs worth of information to do it relatively safely.
He shares that honor with Ben from Applied Science.
And don't forget about Cody from Cody'sLab.
So yes, this seems to be kind of an achievement :D
It's like a rite of passage as a Scientist and UA-cam Science Educator to be contacted by a nuclear regulatory body. Cheers; keep fighting the good fight.
@Hi person reading this nile red too....
@@vyor8837 What???? Explain!!!
@@orchdork775 IIRC he was messing with uranium glass and trying to make his own.
Plus they aren't breaking down his door! That's a very good sign.
I wonder if Scott Manley got contacted after his Going Nuclear series 🤔
AFAIK he hasn't said anything.
Thorium laced underwear may be the most effective modern natural selection product I’ve ever seen
I was thinking it would have been perfect for Randy Marsh in his attempt at getting his medical card....easier than the microwave i suppose
i'll take 7
Natural selection still does not mean what people who write it online think. Nothing that is labeled as natural selection is natural selection.
3rd ball speedrun any%
@@Flesh_Wizard *no ball speedrun
Other people’s videos: *Struggling to get advertised*
This guys video: *Shuts down 2 entire companies*
Bahroo pfp
It's because a lot of these regulatory services are there for people's safety but they need things to be done properly so they're always looking for things that they missed like these products, Amazon watches a lot of videos on products they sell, for example lock picking lawyer had a series of videos or you would review Amazon's choice for different locks and in at least one of the cases I know for a fact that the lock was immediately taken down from Amazon's choice
Turns out nuclear regulatory agencies take this sort of thing seriously.
*at least 2
He’s really out here turning tables
It's like we're back in the 20's , people selling radioactive shit for healing
I do not think it ever went away. We can say the same of '30s, the '50s, etc ... scammers are always around.
We are, technically, in the 20s.
This reminds me of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radithor
@@nivikliriak Shit, that explains it
@@nivikliriak
Another century-old tradition completes the circle to slap our faces. At this point, my face is numb and swollen (metaphorically, I’m fine physically).
the ridiculous part is that these companies could literally just sell a normal mask or bracelet or whatever, and let placebo do its job. there is literally zero reason to actively add radioactivity. /sigh
I think main purpose of that items is somehow get rid of thorium
@@grihaspoormachine Thorium can just be buried underground, thats where it came from lol.
I don't think that buring radioactive waste is good solution
@@grihaspoormachine there's a thorium reactor craze right now. They could be selling that stuff at a massive profit to real power plant companies.
this is a underrated point. absolutely no reason to put it in as it would only be detected by someone who knows its bullshit. it would also cost more to make it this way. fairly certain this is malicious intent. probably at the original factory, not the retailers in the US
This absolutely SCARES me because my mom is a sucker for these types of “health products.” She has a bracelet adjacent to the “negative ion” thing and I don’t know whether it’s radioactive or not. I even wore one when I was in middle school. Hoping to GOD that it was just a sham that doesn’t do any harm but idk at this point.
Maybe get your hands on an inexpensive geiger counter and make a point of testing it in front of her so she knows.
Most people are not aware of everything regarding health and radiation but if they start hearing the sound of a geiger counter they get nervous and tend to listen more.
(totally possible that it's not radioactive though)
Looks like you can pick up a giger counter for 60-120 usd online. No idea of the accuracy of them but would be a fairly cheap test compared to cancer treatment
Well a geiger counter doesnt have to be fancy. If it has no reading on other things in the room and then starts ticking on the bracelet then you know
Modern society is so polluted that you'd be screwed regardless, to be completely honest. I don't know if that's actually a consolation or not, but it's the truth. :P
Jesus Christ
JESUS
Yep, niether me could say it better
fair reaction ngl
our lord and savior
Yooo big fan broo
"They removed the radiation and that's great, but they just committed fraud because they are selling a product that doesn't release negative ions when they say it does" That line got me lmao
I mean, in all fairness, they weren't releasing negative ions in the first place, but (ironically enough) positive ones.
The better just would have sold mineral water...
Same
@@darthplagueis13 Unless the bracelet becomes charged as it irradiates, surely it releases either both or neither no?
I believe thorium starts off with releasing an alpha particle, so at some point there were negative ions in there. As for whether it's "released", if nothing else it sheds...
@@randomnobody660 mean it releases alpha particles(which are He ions), and beta particles(which are just electrons). So the charge is conserved, it's just really dubious to call beta particles ions(because they aren't even atoms)
The confusing thing here is why they added something that's not only poisonous, but _expensive_ to the products. Thorium powder doesn't exactly grow on trees. _Why._
It is a byproduct from some mines. There is not enough demand for Thorium to process all the Thorium Dioxide pulled out of the ground. So instead of storing it in an expensive specilized facility companies "lose" it down rivers or sell it off as unprocessed minerals.
My guess, they have Dr. McQuaken put these in a gas chamber to impress a captive audience and show how "powerful" the massaging wand is at curing your, issues.
It's probably a bonus that the fact that it does "something" means regulators would have to put in more leg work to sue them for fraud under UCC laws
Because this isn't just a scam. It's pseudo science that some people believe, enough to manufacture it.
Beta particles _are in fact_ negatively charged. I suspect truth met urban-myth and conceived this hocus-pocus.
Remember, most counties still believe the myth that Fluoride is good for dental hygiene and _some people_ think it "turns frickin frogs gay"... So.. yeah... Lot's of pseudoscience on all sides, even government.
It doesn't make sense does it. I was thinking it's some kind of nuclear smuggling operation. It might be hard for a terrorist organization or nation like North Korea to acquire thorium but anyone can get these products. Thorium can be used to make Uranium for bombs.
@@tman6117 It is incredibly difficult to process thorium into a bomb.
Imagine the FACTORIES where they make this crap and the impoverished workers and their families.
"your cancer is not work related" type beat
So basically what you’re saying is I need to get my own geiger counter
If your EDC doesn't include a gas-mask, geiger counter, fire extinguisher and a sidearm, are you even trying to live bro?
That's probably not such a bad idea. I've bought stuff from Japan before, and worried that it might not be as safe as it should be since Fukushima.
@@interestedlen8823 bruh
@@Suckmabalzz yeah, need to get my ass in gear😊, thanks👍
@@interestedlen8823 hey boss should we send this radioactive thing that will lose millions of dollars in court for?
Boss: Yeah send it
I like how the ""Health-o-meter"" still has "Nuclear Radiation Detector" imprint on it. It's kinda both ironic and sarcastic at the same time.
I'm dumb and I was like "wait a second"
That's ionic
and I saw the 'usv' on the right of its screen, and I was like: "Wait, that's probably micro sieverts!" O_O'
Its even have a radioactive simbol on it
_ionic_
The NUME card is ironic considering that NuME is used as an abbreviation for “Nuclear Materials and Engineering”
At this point I'm convinced those companies do this intentionally just to fuck up people. I mean, putting radioactive material into products worn close to the body over a long period of time isn't something you do on accident, and if they just want to rip people off they could save a lot of money by not using thorium in bulk.
@@SaHaRaSquad seriously this is criminal and unthinkable, yet they make $$$ at it ... 🤷
@@SaHaRaSquad Wonder which countries most of these products come from...
@@badlaamaurukehu China?
@@SaHaRaSquad Not to mention the dangerous toys, foods, and pet foods that come with bullshit contaminants.
This video is 2 years old, but it got me thinking about how in South-East Asia, in the past there were a lot of advertisements selling health products and clothing claiming it releases negative ions which is good for your health. My family was and still is an active consumers of these kind of products and I'm worried if we're secretly a nuclear family.
Order a Geiger counter and find out.
Nuclear family...was that pun intended? 😂
Seriously dude, go buy a Geiger counter
...Badum hsss
"Active consumers of these products"
You aren't... eating the nuclear material, are you? That's probably the worst thing you could do!
:P
Thank you so much for covering this. Quackery is something that really grinds my gears. When I was a young adult and was diagnosed with cancer I had no familial support and was uninsured. The way that snake oil peddlers targeted me as though they were sharks smelling blood in the water was despicable. It is not hard to fall for this type of nonsense, especially if you are an isolated, terrified and desperate person. Luckily, I managed to keep my wits about me, but I won't lie and say that certain quackery wasn't tempting. This shit infuriates me.
what cancer did you have, and did you get cured?
@@funnyfunnyfunnyxd well she’s still alive so I would assume that she’s cured
I take it your stayed sane and went direct for the doctors recommendation 😭
Waste of money but won't give you cancer at these doses. 5 microsieverts an hour? You get 100 in a second with an X-ray. The units are confusing AF but man if you're going to make a video put it in perspective for people
There is no shame in people trying desperate measures when they fear for their or their loved one's lives. The shame is upon the sellers. There's a special place in hell for them
"it's not a boogeymen, you just need to understand the risks and dangers" literally the one thing large groups of people are incapable of understanding
@@blackjoker2345 thats cap
@@blackjoker2345 no one is free of the dreaded committee
@@blackjoker2345 no they don't. We're just as dumb here in eastern Europe, with huge anti vax and anti mask movements
@@blackjoker2345 the brits who think like that have crawled out of the woodwork too.
@@bluetrinityhaloseven7244 always trust your Facebook blogs and conspiracy UA-camrs, they are highly educated experts who are ONLY interested in showing you the truth and are not simply trying to overcompensate for their uninteresting lives by peddling bullshit to "people" who never graduated highschool...hahaha...jk
"Starting to detect some health particles now..."
Fuckin' lol.
[at chernobyl] sure am lovin those health particles
I knew right away they weren’t healthy health particles
Doctor: "I'm sorry. It's metastasized. We don't know how long you have left." (He's talking about the health lumps growing in your body to help you detoxify)
5:33
Maybe it actually was emitting negative ions. Can't negative ions be emitted without radiation being detected by a geiger counter? Can't natural minerals like tourmaline do that? Not that it's going to do much to improve your health, but I don't think it would be fruad if they actually believed it.
@@Competitive_Antagonist negative ions aren't real. its pseudoscience. there are ions that are negative, like salt in water, but they don't help.
Being exposed to radiation is one of my irrational fears, this product feels so malicious and dangerous, slowly poisoning an unknowing person
I think that being afraid of exposure to radiation in such doses is in fact a very rational and healthy fear
Actually radiation is easy to measure. Other pollutants are more tricky to even know they ar3 there
@@numeroVLAD That's like saying to a 45-year-old man with prostate cancer that he should've known that he had it because it's easy to measure prostate cancer by checking your PSA level in your blood. Sure...but what 45-year-old man is checking his PSA level? That's not a normal operation that's part of standard medical procedure. Likewise, nobody walks around with a geiger counter, just casually checking radiation levels in their environment. :P And without highly specific equipment that regular people don't even own, much less commonly use, radiation is completely impossible to detect.
Maybe buy a geiger counter
@@StochasticUniversewhenever i can afford a geiger counter, I will carry one
Does make you wonder what Amazon warehouse employees are getting exposed to.
Yeah no one ever stops to think about the service industry
I do now.
Amazon warehouse workers have more shit to deal with than sometimes touching something that's a bit radioactive.
Paper pretty much stops all alpha radiation. And since thorium decays by alpha over a long long time, And all these products are shipped in cardboard boxes, I'm just gonna assume it is pretty difficult to detect in a regular warehouse.
@@blipman17 ... we can stop radiation by putting it in a paper bag?
* I've never heard of such a thing. I know kodak knew about the first nuclear bombs because the raditation from their cardboad was clouding and destroying their Xray film. (So the us govt had to advise them about the tests and fall out maps to prevent future destruction of their product in return for an NDA) but that may have been a different form of radiation creating the clouding...
"It's a feature"
Jewelry to direct-inject Getter Rays into your veins.
@@KyonClone7 instead of powering you up, it just sterilizes you... in more ways than one.
What's up dude I like your content
Yo, what's up?
Yo its the retro anime man!
In all serious, nice taste in videos dude, I love your work
I’m always amazed when snake oil salesman don’t just sell spurious placebos but actually straight up harmful poisons. It’s like not suffering fools to the extreme.
yeah they are going to kill off their client base, I guess evolution is still going on for humans.
@@jakemon4550 there's a sucker born every minute though.
the salesman was like :oh youre stupid and believe in negative ion healing? let me show you HOW to heal you properly!
It's medical waste disposal.
Yeah I don't get it either, aren't these companies LOSING money by adding Thorium dust to them? I can only assume its more expensive than plastic... Maybe the owners really believe their own BS?
oh my god I actually tried to research on these products cuz some family of mine started trying to sell these to everyone they knew claiming they helped you heal and stuff, they truly believe these cards help their health, didn’t know it’s actually killing them
"Radiation isn't a boogeyman, you just need to understand the risks and dangers."
God I wish more people knew that. I've come across too many who sadly don't.
The same thing as lead back in the Days, and thank God we restricted those
@@DopeThug looks underground, lead is still being used in pipeline for water
@@G.A.C_Preservethat’s because a lot of places didn’t bother to update their pipelines to meet modern standards, so those lead pipes that were already there remained in use.
I'm probably still not going to risk it
The irony is you can bet that a bunch of people that are like "nuclear is bad" are the same people which wear them eye masks....
The radioactive eye mask is insane. I don't know if the same is true for gamma radiation, but I've worked with weaker alpha-particle emitting material before and was made aware that the exposure limit for eyes is significantly lower than the rest of your body. Alpha particles are much easier to safely stop but holy shit that eye mask is just fucked up.
I thought the exact same. It's so bad, especially with how easy it is for small fibres to become airborne.
even with RF radiation we are instrutcted to ensure that the antennas emitting it have to be kept away from our eyes
@@llynaraf8057 That's for a different reason. RF radiation will cook you of you stand in the area of a powerful enough transmitter.
Can’t wait for their next products, bleach laced face packs and cyanide laced codoms
@@prestongarvey875 shouldn't you be telling someone that a settlement needs their help?
"Weight loss nume patch" yeah radiation poisoning or inserting thorium into blood might cause weight loss indeed
a "safe" way to loose weight
lose weight fast! by decomposing!
10/10 will suffer from cancer again
Cocaine is free if you can get the girls. Lol
@@leetsUpr3m3 weightloss through cancer indeed
I am horrified and I feel sick. My mother used to wear the nume thing that looks like a press pass around her neck and she died of breast cancer
Oh no...
if you still have it test it with a geiger counter
@@asdfoifhvjbkaos once I heard I looked and couldn’t find anything, I am considering buying a Geiger counter to help see if it’s still in the house somewhere
I'm so sorry... the people who made that product are sick individuals... thank goodness this channel helped expose them so they'll have less victims...
I am so sorry. That's horrible.
I have to say I'm impressed. You found a government agency that seems to deal with things in a very quick and responsible way.
Others include: DHS, FBI, IRS, FAA, FCC, FDA, EPA, etc. It's a pretty decent government on the career side.
@@tieck4408 ha! FBI not being slow, DHS too, both take unreasonably long times to do things, mostly because of government bureaucracy.
@tieck I lived in foster care for 10 years as a kid and 2 as an adult it took longer than I was in foster care as a kid (till I graduated highschool at 17) to approve my father as a caretaker for me it took almost 10 years for them to figure that out... I lost my parents my child hood to DHS don't tell me their quick their quick to get you in and then deserve it or not they are slow at true justice
The U.S.NRC doesn't fuck around, they'll even get on you if you import enough bananas, no joke.
That's not a bad thing, they're just actually competent.
@@NilesBlackX Or, alternatively, their complaints department doesn't get a lot of use relative to its funding.
This is the true “companies hate him”
reddit gold worthy comment
“Companies hate him! See how he took down two companies with this one simple video!”
@@yukoshira hehehe reddit shutting down a company hehehe
@@rixterz11 "hate him is owned by company."
My mom is buying products form one of theses companies,what should I do?The company name is Nefful hope he can help to shut it down ...
I love the quote from this video. “Radiation isn’t the bogeyman.” It’s not just about exposure, but quantity of exposure.
this applies to literally everything. Its the dose that makes the difference, not the thing itself.
Maxx
@@Sharpless2 yea thats true but certain compounds require more caution than others
it is also heavily dependent on the type of particles as well and the geiger counter he has in this vid does not detect alpha particles which is the deadliest radiation
@@tarstarkusz either way they are scamming people and lying. Whether or not you think it's a big deal, most people probably don't want cancer in 20 years and long term exposure to these would significantly increase the risk. I'm glad they got shut down.
I literally remember the infomercials in the 90s that sold these things. They'd push you out of nowhere, you almost trip, then with the bracelet (and now being prepared) you don't move when they push you! Whoa!
I mean I guess they do work. If you're dead from radiation poisoning you won't have to worry about back ache or need for positive juju
No is getting cancer from this.
I remember TV reports of such silicone bracelets those only had a hologram sticker (may be named quantum energy or whatever) but they did not warn about radioactivity (did they test?) but only called them a useless superstition/placebo thing.
Someone tried something like that with me. They pressed down on one of my hands with one of theirs, and then dropped a cigarette into my other hand, while pushing harder against my other hand. They were like, see - the cigarette made you weaker! I said, no it didn't - you pushed harder when you put the cig in my other hand. They tried to deny it, but what I actually learned that day was that they were a con artist🤣
Ah yes the balance bracelets 🤣
Honestly, while this was a funny thing; this actually probably saved a lot of lives from unforgiving cancer, sickness, loss, grief, etc.
Well, if you die from radioactive health bracelet its just darvinism at this point
he prevented the culling of retards amd hippies
He’s a hero, we must build a statue
😢
@@JamaicasFriend Indeed. Thirty feet tall at the very smallest!
I think Amazon should reach out to all the customers of the removed items and coordinate with the NRC to get all of those out of consumer hands.
Most consumers, who buy „quantum energy“ items, would probably believe the company which sells poison and not the NRC… they are lost to rational thinking.
Damage control is to costly. To costly to consider human lives. Because money is God, and god is money.
i think it would be kinda illegal to share each address to a third party? maybe not i know nothing about it
i just hope these products weren't sold to too many people, the amount of contamination would be massive and take years to properly get rid of
thankfully its thorium and not some glowing blue thingy
@@helyushd6943 That's a good point, you're right.
It's funny you think Amazon actually cares about people
I collect minerals and this actually scares me a bit. There is so much pseudoscience in the mineral vendor community and to see some "energy" claims turning out to mean radioactivity is beyond wild.
Kinda make sense why they make people a lil kooky. Buy a Geiger counter I guess just incase
@@PicassosCat I wouldn’t be surprised if these quacks are selling cinnabar with these claims.
HANK SCHRADER??!!!
Same. I think psychological associations are really fun but I just like rocks & I'm lucky enough to have a geologist for a cousin.
As a fellow Canadian i just want to say thank you for looking out for us all!
6:26 "And other active herbs such as: Ceramic Powder"
Ah yes, Ceramic, my favourite herb.
I mean, herbs come from the ground, and so does ceramic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Am I wierd for liking ceramic powder on my pizza?
IIRC some plants build up silica needles in their leafs.
@@pika6238 probably, but as long as you like it there is nothing wrong with it
@@pika6238 more like pica gaming amirite
An ad by Thorium-infused Underwear company:
Our products will help you get *'Glow In The Dark Babies'*
Those babies work for the CIA
Someones been to rave and had one to many glowsticks..🤨
the new glowie generation
I did not expect to see Terry Davis references in the comments of this guy
That is just sick!
You potentially saved a number of people's lives. Well done man
Nah man. The levels he's measuring are tiny. 5 microsieverts an hour? A chest x-ray gives you 100 in a second. And x-rays don't kill people.
@@EricMeyer9 first of all those numbers for X-rays are wayyyy off. 2nd an X-ray is a one time thing, these companies want you to wear these things all day every day
@@EricMeyer9 "x-rays don't kill people"
In small amounts, no, but in large amounts, they absolutely can as they're a type of ionizing radiation. Also that figure you gave for a chest x-ray is horribly inaccurate
@@EricMeyer9 as stated, these are supposed to be worn 24/7 365/year
*YOU DID IT YAY!!!!!*
5:45 To put it in reference, the radiation emitted by that card is equal to standing right next to the *Chernobyl* sarcophagus. The OLD sarcophagus built originally in 1986, not the new one built in 2016. Carrying it for 8hrs/day equates to 15.3sv/year. That's 15 times the maximum recommended yearly dosage of radiation.
@@bimpa1568 Thorium is a proposed alternative to enriched uranium, not uranium as whole. A thorium based reactor still uses the nuclear decay process to turn thorium into uranium, albeit bypassing the enrichment process.
But at the end of the day it's still fissile uranium 235 that is maintaining the nuclear reaction that is generating power.
It isn't. The majority of what was detected from the card was beta radiation (gamma only dose rate was probably ~2uSv/h). I think you meant 15mSv, and not Sv, but regardless, holding the item in your hand would NOT expose you to an annual dose that high, since only your hand is being exposed, and not the rest of your body. Hence the effective dose from holding the item is almost nothing (about the same as background). Saying that it's the same as standing next to the sarcophagus is far from true
You're off by an order of magnitude. The Geigercounter is measuring Microsieverts (μSv), not millisieverts (mSv). If you wore it for 8 hours daily that's ~15 mSv per year. Which is actual a bit less then the reccomended max yearly exposure, which in many places is set to about 20 mSv. (Or well, 100 mSv over 5 years)
how did you come up with that math, that doesn't equate at all
Oof ,, that like even for someone like me, not scientifically inclined at all makes 0 sense
I love how the company on the eye mask just straight up bootlegged the EA logo
They share intentions
@@memelurd7341 Correct.
E.A cancer it’s in the thorium
@@memelurd7341 of course money
Nice pfp
"So what did you do this covid-lockdown?"
"I banned 2 companies from selling their radioactive shit to the US"
The hero that we need.
next thing we know they will sell everything mixed together, the radioactive thorium dioxide healing crystal homeopathy mms essential oil (TM)
@@user338jdn But not the one that we deserve.
I got Western Digital and Seagate to admit they were submarining shingled drives into consumer space. It cost them about $3 billion and multiple class action suits...
...but I think getting this radioactive crackpot quack shit off the market is vastly more important. Ideally with jail terms for the sellers
I figured that cargo ports would have more radiation scanners.
*When the only thing he owns that's more radioactive than the card thing is literally uranium*
That’s exactly why this shit is scary😂 I heard the Geiger counter literally start screaming next to the card and I knew that thing has been created in Chernobyl’s explosion!
“Health benefits” has been a very overused phrase. These things are far from healthy if they’re this Radioactive.
And that's only beta and gamma radiation produced as a secondary byproduct! Natural thorium isotopes are alpha emitters, and alpha radiation is blocked by the plastic of the counter, so it's actually missing most of the radiation.
@@GRBtutorials If you inhale or ingest that alpha radiation dust, not good.
@@GRBtutorials Agreed, which is why that pen that you could potentially break open and release loose dust was so freaky to me, you don't wanna breathe that in.
@@akshooter7746 The geiger counter "screams" when near uranium, but depends also of that uranium is enriched or not. The first case is the worst. But I am not sure what you mean by saying it was created in Chernobyl's explosion.
I love how a single man and his UA-cam channel did more to protect consumers than entire government agencies.
Makes you wonder what they even do all day that they didn't look for these products themselves.
government agencies exist to make money and nothing else. they dont care about us.
You know he's single and not married? HM?
Jk he did do a lot to protect people.
i mean. he litterally contacted government agencies to deal with it
these agencies should be empowered to give some reward to worthwhile submissions, like some sorta tax break or free parking for X months or something like that, maybe based on how significant the report is.
The best part is the people who bought these thorium infused products and put them on their bodies would be hell bent on stopping the development of a thorium reactor to put the thorium somewhere it would be safe and actually do something
Forgive my skepticism, but haven't thorium reactors been "the energy solution of the future" that will definitely be used within the next 20 years since the 1960's? (Note: no thorium reactors are currently running, despite large amounts of research and running reactors as early as 1965.)
@@btf_flotsam478 There haven't been permits given for a new reactor in the US that uses thorium.
@@btf_flotsam478 they are more expensive,at least at begining,like all new systems.if tomorrow they have to pay for the waste disposal,they will switch asap.
but for now,its so cheap for them,having the government to pay the expensive part,that even they can share the profits.
Thorium ones...they just solve the waste problem,burning the money they can pocket.
@@btf_flotsam478 The problem is more economic and political than it is a scientific or engineering problem that prevented their development
@@btf_flotsam478 it's about interests, the reason they haven't made a thorium-based reactor is that uranium can be used for nukes. So if it's not wartime, they use uranium for energy. Most things that have been created are not because they want an amazing future, but for military purposes. I also think that the fear of radioactive things and the liability also put off companies from making any more reactors.
It says "Active herbs such as: ceramic powder" SINCE WHEN WAS COOKED DIRT A PLANT
Is the "ceramic powder" just thorium dust? I feel like it probably is.
@@PrototypeSpaceMonkey oooh, *spicy* dirt
well there is such a thing as edible clay. its actually why a number of wild potato species in the andes can be eaten. without dipping the potatoes in the edible clay mixture the toxins from the potatoes would kill you
@@wanderingtrombonist7244 *wHy iS iT sPiCy*
@@toomanyaccounts yeah, bacon is also edible, but it sure as hell isn't a plant. I don't see what the point of your argument is lol
"Want to develop retinal cancer but can't stare at the sun 24/7 because the sun isn't out all day ? Boy do I have just the product!" - Whoever invented the *radioactive eye mask* probably
The suns out for 24 hours if your fast enough
@@bubbaloobub3592 I'll need to put an asterisk on my next cancer goggles ad :
*Does not count if you're in Sun Synchronous Orbit, on the poles during Solstice, Travelling at the Earth's rotation speed but against it or do not have eyes
I read "Rectal cancer" still funny though lol
Of course someone with a pfp like that would have an interest in radioactive products *cough* *cough* *Belka* *cough*
@@bubbaloobub3592 or at rest at the right pole.
My worry is for the people who work in the factories that make these goods. If the company are happy to lie about the danger of their products, you know damn well they’re not keeping their employees safe while handling radioactive dusts.
It depends on the place. But chances are the workers have proper protection.
For starters it is usually not that simple to get radioactive material in industrial amounts without the proper facilities and trained personnel. You'll just be told no.
Also this kind of radiation is not THAT powerful, if you wear just silk gloves and not bring it up to your face, you should be fine.
The problem is when you keep it close enough to let the particles penetrate your skin. Let alone keeping it near softer tissue (like your eyes or mouth)
Please please do this one more time with a company called vibesup. My mom literally buys their entire stock, bottles, flip flops, mats, etc. surrounding herself completely, and putting this things all around the house. If these things are radioactive....
Considering they have anti 5G stuff, it’s definitely a scam and possible dangerous. Try to talk some sense into her.
@@blueberrryy Some people are just insane and no amount of talking to them will counter all the bullshit they read on Facebook
I wonder if you can borrow a Geiger counter and hazmat suit for the next time you visit
Try buying a Geiger counter if you can and scan each item and show it to her.
Buy her a Geiger counter for birthday
This is probably the best add for Geiger counters I’ve ever seen
I want one. True thing.
Looking for one now.
These videos are probably paid adverts for them...
Lol, I laughed at this... good job.
add
You sound like someone who collects them! Lol
Geiger and Müller: Invent a radiation detector together
Everyone: "Geiger-Counter"
Müller: >:O
Alphabetical ordering with names strikes again!
Technically is a Geiger-Müller counter, but thats too long
The same thing happened with Drs. Uda and Yagi. Uda developed an antenna design, and Yagi perfected it. People still call it a Yagi antenna.
The US is accredited with the invention of the atomic bomb. Where as it is way more complicated than that. Still, to this day, most people think that the Manhatton project was just an American achievement.
Hence why it is sometimes referred to as a geiger - muller tube
"Keeping to short exposures, within dose limits, and making sure there's no dust, and you're safe"
Thank you, this inspired me to finally pursue making my own demon core
💀
What's a demon core?
@@georgeoldsterd8994 A sample of plutonium that killed several people in the 40s.
@@georgeoldsterd8994large plutonium ball originally made for a nuke, was used for experiments instead.
@@georgeoldsterd8994 It's an infamous radioactive object that killed several people. In one incident a reflector surrounding it was held open by a screwdriver, and when it slipped, it released massive amounts of radiation.
Note: "Do not... put fiesta ware... into... a... wood... chipper." Check.
did you put fiesta ware into a wood chipper
I don't know half of those words
also don't drop fiesta ware on the floor
@@johnjordan3552 fiestaware was a type of plate that contained small amounts of uranium and thorium in the glaze. It isn’t sold any more, but can be kept as an heirloom.
@@johnjordan3552 ??? How???
6:26 Herbs such as... *ceramic powder*
I'm pretty sure that's actually classed as a spice.
that might be the funniest thing in this video.
Especially when it contains Thorium. It's hot!
Spicy
Dutch: *DID SOMEBODY SAY SPICE?*
in that case you might be able to get the FDA involved.
partly because of the potential heavy metal poisoning/ radiation poisoning, but also improperly labled ingredient list
This video simultaneously decreases my faith in humanity from seeing such examples of this horrible phenomenon and raises my faith in humanity from seeing guy on UA-cam devote himself so much to fighting these things, educating people about these things, and providing resources for others to fight it as well and putting so much care and genuineness into it as a part of his HOBBY. Godspeed sir, godspeed.
There's plenty of non-radioactive artificial chemicals that are accumulating in the environment and causing harm to people's health. They may be only mildly harmful but still causing allergies at least.
You should not have faith in humanity.
I've actually seen countless people walking around with that dark circular shape object around their neck. Always thoughts it's probably some pseudo science health thingy, for it to actually emit radiation is totally crazy. Goes to show, don't simply trust whatever a person says when they are trying to sell you something.
I can only imagine the reaction of the first person at the regulatory agency when they first got your complaint. "Necklaces and bracelets made with powdered thorium? This is so stupid it can't possibly be real. At yet ... this guy clearly knows what he's talking about, and doesn't sound like a crank....."
There is some poor git in a factory who has the job of dealing with that powder all day.
I bet he/she has no idea he/she is dying.
Not like the poor git will ever find out, either. They'll just keel over one day in the shit-filled streets of some abusive third-world country such as America.
@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 ._. Mmmm, I see the anti-american propaganda has gotten to this person too. While America has it's problems, I'm almost certain none of those shitty products were made in America. Besides lmao, most stuff in America isn't manufactured here anyway.
When it comes to highly radioactive shit like this, the people in charge of controlling said radioactive materials wouldn't just be puttering about doing nothing. If there are legitimate concerns about something this potentially insanely dangerous, they'll do something about it.
edit: Apparently one of the companies is based in Florida... But that's Florida, because Florida isn't as lovely as you'd believe. Good god. Great place to visit, not a great place to stay. It's also an LLC. Aka Limited Liability Corporation. Why such a company would be allowed to buy radioactive materials I don't really understand, but as it's said in the video the NRC has since banned the sale of these products, so it shouldn't be long before the problem is fixed, if it hasn't been already.
@@EzekiesAcheron You will never be a woman.
@@0p10ids7 ooooookay? What does that have anything to do with my comment?
@@EzekiesAcheron criticizing America is now an anti-american propaganda?
After watching this video, I checked the internet in my country Denmark, and sure enough there are several stores selling these radioactive ☢️ jewellery and accessories. I have bought some samples to test them, and I will report them to the authorities if they prove to be radioactive, which I think they will be, as they have pictures of them testing the items for “negative ions” and in their hand they hold a Geiger Müller tester!! They just call it a ion-tester 🙄
Thank you for your making this video to spread awareness of this potential health disaster. 💪💪💪
You might want to go report the bananas are the grocery store too.
Doesn't a Geiger counter count positive ions, alpha radiation.
Beta will be negative but is not an ion.
So, false advertising?
Var de radioaktive?
@@kokofan50 He obviously needs to consider the levels, even if he hasn't got the set of specialist test equipment that the Emporium has. In the end, we may need official testing by Risø (or whomever now has their specialist role in Nuclear physics).
@@chrisdaniels3929 Geiger counters detect any radiation particles strong enough to get into the tube, except the ones that go all the way through and come out the other side. Really good ones come with details of their sensitivity to specific radiation types, such as gamma, beta, alpha, X and neutron. Very few are sensitive or tested with neutrinos, bare protons and other rare phenomena.
You deserve some actual recognition for having these products pulled. You sir are a real hero. Thank you.
0:50 Plot Twist: they are wellness items because their radioactovity remove your ability to feel anything unwell...
Or anything, for that matter.
And they give you a free living space!
@@tarotcard21 free living space, as in six-feet-under? Well, i geuss it's free, if somebody else pays for it.
@@tarotcard21 well
Not you but somebody else
@@x3dwany371 they do give you free living space actually sometimes
It also appears that Energy Armor is unlawfully using the Electronic Arts logo for their own products.
I was just about to mention that. A dangerously shady company ripping off the logo of another shady company seems apropos.
EA Games
Challenge the integrity of your cellular structure.
*zoop*
@@BloodWraith777 Hahahaha, the "Zoop" got me. Perfectly executed my friend.
Kinda fitting tho since EA is shitty too
They wouldn't care because it hurts people. If it didn't hurt, we wouldn't be pointing it out today because they'd have been sued into the ground
5:02 “You have to pay $15 to get the radiation free extension pack”-EA probably
@@shirokane0153 it's a joke we know its Energy Armor.
@@shirokane0153 I feel a r/wooosh is in order!!
@@shirokane0153 it’s literally a joke dude
Omg lol
@@shirokane0153 r/wooosh
I like that you mentioned, that intact pottery with uranium is safe. Where I live alot of buildings have parts containing asbestos, as they were built when it was still legal. In our house the windowsills contain asbestos, but as long as nobody tries to saw them or anything, there is no need be afraid, that's why we were allowed to keep them. The removal is probably more dangerous than just leaving them where they are.
Same for your pottery, it only got hazardous when it was broken into shards.
A lot of houses in the UK have 'popcorn ceilings', a style of room ceiling that often contains asbestos, but are rarely seen as any danger. The main danger of asbestos is where it's used for something subject to wear and tear. A windowsill, like a ceiling, is probably fine, but if it were the window frame itself not so much, seeing as opening/closing the window might be enough wear and tear to free asbestos dust that's actually dangerous.
Lots of that 'popcorn ceiling' texture crap in Canada too. Very popular in the '70s!
Curious what purpose asbestos has in a window sill? Part of a cement fibre board?
@@holysirsalad I think it's just part of the cement. The windowsill looks like a concrete slab. I'd assume the asbestos was just mixed in as durable and cheap component. Since I know they contain asbestos, I try not to touch them tho.
We need to start having radioactive tests done on every single product meant for general public...
And for lead. Did you know shein and Aliboba have tons of products with up to 20x the allowed amt?
May have been Ali express don't remember woops. But, shein definitely does, and it's clothing. Scary
Not every product, just ones that are at risk of being contaminated or sketchy products
your phone is the main one
the fact that this may need to be done worries me for some reason
TY, my spouse worked in medical electronics. He was monitored for radiation all his working career.
It is amazing how little the average person knows about radiation. It's ironic someone wearing one of those bracelets would be against Thorium Salts reactors. This type of reactor is shielded, runs till gone (no nuclear wastes) and is a small unit. The bracelets pose more of a health risk.
Yep, I feel our education system needs an overhaul, mandatory physics/chemistry courses goes a long way in educating the public about this stuff. It's certainly better than the mis-info that keeps getting thrown around.
Aren't thorium salt reactors still theoretical/in development?
@@Hiperruimteindustriee They're under development right now
@@zweilee8514 we have over 50 different education systems in the USA, we need more than an overhaul but will never get it.
My dad bought one of this and worn for 5-10 years and he died of cancer after that. Not sure if this expedited his death actually… gosh
The Children of Atom want to know your location.
1234 abc rd
.... and be divided!...
Vault 88, just south of Boston, Massachusetts. -come alone, or else-
Atoms will
It's only thorium, so it's just for the lower rankers.
Ffs I thought the “miracle cure all radium” shit only happened a hundred years ago when we DIDN’T UNDERSTAND RADIOACTIVITY
This man just saved countless lives from a slow painful death
That said... I'm buying a geiger counter. Seems like a wise investment.
isn't that just life?
@@definitelymdt Okay, a slightly faster extremely painful death.
@@definitelymdt nah, when you go out from being old as hell and just shutting down it's a bit more peaceful. Plus all kinds of chemicals release when you die to comfort you
“Lumbago,It’s a slow and painful death my brother.” -Uncle RDR2
Dude you literally saved thousands of (dumb) people from spending money on outwright dangerous porducts. You deserve a medal!
And possibly eye or wrist cancer!
And helped me find where to get radioactive substances! Yay!
69 likes. Nice
I hope you realise that most people who will buy this kind of thing aren't looking at science channels on youtube. They're looking at guys with sunglasses in their trucks, explaining how covid is a lie
Darwin weeps.
I love how the badge is like the reverse of those badge dosometers.
I just realized that and that has made my day.
It makes sure you get a healthy dose of health particles.
Maybe its made for nuke workers as a get out of work free card kinda thing hahaha
I want to buy one of these now a put someone's badge dosimeter in it and watch all hell break loose as they try to find the source of the extra radiation.
@@HBomb157 Evil
I once used an ion bracelet my parent bought when I was a kid. I tried liking it, placebo and all, but it left my skin red and itchy after just a few hours. Either I'm lucky I since that stopped me from using it or should be worried since I'm probably more sensitive to radiation. Oh well.
I once met a girl in my college with a laptop full of "anti-radiation" stickers, either it was a piece of plastic or....
It's probably not radiation causing that (even if the item is radioactive) because you'd need extremely levels of radiation to cause sunburn-like effects (beta radiation can do it). It's more likely that you have a chemical sensitivity to something in the bracelet - nickel allergy is a common problem that crops up with people who wear jewellery or watches. You did the right thing by stopping wearing it immediately and it's unlikely that you'd have any lasting effects from it, but keep an eye out just to be sure and maybe stash the bracelet away somewhere safe that nobody else is going to find it and wear it. That way if you did ever have any kind of problem and they wanted to test the bracelet then you've can still provide it.
@@trolleriffic According to wikipedia thorium can cause dermatitis, so maybe it's possible that's what happened?
Well done for getting these things taken off the 'shelves'. Unfortunately, those companies probebly still have warehouses full of thorium laced items they will just rebrand.
It isn't " a stupid internet video" when it enlightens and educates. Great job! I do mean job as this took you awhile and it's obvious you put a lot of work in to it and for that I am grateful.
I find it amazing that these companies would even bother going through the effort of lacing their products with thorium.
It honestly makes me wonder if they are double dipping then, and being payed to dispose of nuclear waste. It seems like a lot of hoops to source this stuff, unless its already being given to you by some lab as a waste product.
they wanted to kill people lol XD dont kid yourself. who in there right mind would..... put this into anything? one who wants your life. That is who.
@@littlejimmy1671 The Devil
@littlejimmy1671 Definitely.. the fact that they are doing it... they just want to kill people, or have them end up with cancer down the line and take money thats it.
Like that dude above me said: The Devil. Yes the devil comes to kill, steal, and destroy. So it fits as well.
They really believe in it themselves. Not so crazy.
I can just imagine the phone call the people at Amazon and the USNRC had to make. 😂
Im happy you managed to find this, who knows how many were sold and how many lives one youtube video couldve extended
For anyone wondering “Why thorium?” It’s one of the cheapest and easy to access radioactive elements.
Also, uranium/thorium energy isn’t a replacement for plutonium/uranium energy. It’s potentially useful because less is required for sustained fission, but it’s also much smaller. Think of the difference between a car motor and a hydroelectric dam. They’re both useful forms of energy production, but at much different scales. Yes, this is unrelated, but I get slightly peeved at people saying “thorium will replace uranium, there’s just a massive coverup about how useful it is >:(“
The main thing that puts thorium ahead of uranium is less nuclear waste. Which would convince more people to build reactors. If the public didn't have an exaggerated fear of all things nuclear, then uranium and thorium would easily coexist.
The thorium is only useful for fuel if it is impregnated with Uranium 223.
Yeah not happy face
i actually was more confused about why they always seem to label this as tourmaline/tourmaline powder (as in the previous video where they looked up 'negative ion powder' and the image search captions said 'tourmaline'). is it just a fancy buzzword in that industry? or is there actually tourmaline mixed with thorium? /thinking
at this point my theory would be these pseudo-health companies get fooled by the powder sellers, not even knowing that their products turn radioactive ... smh
@@scientia4866 )
"You're better off eating a salad and ignoring this horseshit entirely." Preach
I like salad.....
When that joke of a school got evac'd over a piece of Fiestaware, I said outright that the kid who brought it was the smartest person in the school, and it's a crime that not a single freaking adult in the building couldn't tell them that.
well tahts one of avoiding a class you dont like or when you forgot to do the homework/study
The kid might be smart in a focussed narrow way, but not bright enough to anticipate or understand stigmas.
My mother had one if these on her wishlist, it got taken town, im gonna fill her in on this. Thanks for the helpful info.
I’d be interested in exactly what is in those “anti radiation” magnets/patches/stickers you’re supposed to put on your phone or wherever. This is so horrifying.
What’s even worse, as bigclive pointed out, the thorium is probably in the adhesive
They are known to also contain thorium unfortunately
ironic how "anti-radiation" products expose you to more ionizing radiation than the thing they claim has radiation and wants to stop.
@@capralmarines4043 Not only is that terrible, that's also false advertising
@@JetFalcon710you’ve got to be pretty thick to believe this sort of advertising in the first place though. Regardless of the way it’s advertised a spade is a spade.
It still amazes me how quickly the "glow in the dark" watches were very rapidly phased out but nobody bothered to mention it was because they contained massive amounts of radon.
They could replace it with tritium. It glows for roughly 20 years and is weak enough to not cause any damage from radiation when properly contained and not spilled out.
Radon is gas
@@minecraftify95 Pretty sure they meant Radium
THEY WHAT
We actually own a radium-painted clock! It was my great grandmother's. The bright green glowing in the dark is incredible, but also scary, knowing just what is lying behind the glass
As an American, I thank you for protecting the more gullible of our residents down here in the US. I remember in little league somehow we would get deals with companies like this back in the day, and you could get those 'power bracelets' for half off. Now, Im pretty sure whatever crap they were pitching us/our parents wasn't radioactive, however, just imagining the same scenario, with some of these radioactive scam products, which would then be given to kids who would be more negatively impacted (I can easily imagine kids chewing on the bracelet) gives me goosebumps.
As an Indian I wish the 'elders' would ducking grow up and realize crocodiles can't be vegan.
Lol. I know some people who try to force animals like cats to eat vegan, it is cruel
@@macrolocate2443😈
It’s even worse when you realize these quacks would genuinely think they’re “saving” the kids by doing this 🤢
Fun Fact: The inventor of the Geiger counter, Mr. Geiger, had a son who used to own my house!
crazy how people just start selling something without any kind of check. there should be way more repercussions other than just getting those products removed.
You mean every company ever?
they dont need to check, the put it on purpose.
Well, usually there's a lawsuit instead of a UA-cam video and organizations shutting it down. Also, not just testing product, they should also test working conditions where the product is made.
more crazy is most of them know what they are selling and just want that dash
I had one of these bracelet things ping my gamma spec at my workplace, it was unbranded so for a while we were stumped as to how someone managed to get radioactive contamination exclusively on that bracelet (especially weird was the type of contamination, the energy of the radiation was definitely not consistent with the isotopes we'd see in the area he was working), until the owner finally admitted he was into this quack medicine.
Newme: changing you, one genetic mutation at a time
Underrated comment
Cancer...?
No Doc I'm a Pisces!
I just hope you have the class freak perk to minimize the negative effects of the mutation.
I recommend electrically charged, healing factor, marsupial, and speed demon with class freak rank 3 of course.
@@flying_Night_slasher
For a second I thought you were talking about Cataclysm: DDA, but I have zero clue to what game you are referring to. Could you mayhaps shred some light?
@@doublem1354 I'm talking about Fallout 76
10:30Bro did his friend dirty whith this shot💀
Oh my God, a government agency that actually gets shit done!
Done in a reasonable timeframe...
Of course...radioactive substances are a hot topic for national security ;)
Ima make nuke from these things
Yeah the Nuclear thing kinda gets that organization excited. There are a few things that some organizations have a zero-tolerance model for bullshit when they are notified. This is one of those.
The only two ones that work are the ATF and the IRS, because no fun is allowed and the tax must flow
An Eyemask??? Seriously?? When you think it's not getting worse. It gets worse.
Before you know it, it will be a supplement pill
I wonder if you can see spots from the radiation hitting the eyes, like how cameras react to ionizing radiation.
I still can think of Negative Ion Inhale Mixture
@@band_tsiferki That would be an absolute desaster. They would literally poison people.
If it emits β, then wearer will get all the glaucomas
It seems Electronic Arts isn't the only scummy EA out there.
Lol.
nice one
Shhh, those are their side-companies
One steals your money, one steals your life.
@@tid5118
AND your money
Found this video because of your Short featuring the NuMe badge. Now I’m gonna have to deep dive and binge all of your radiation videos. Very excited to have found this channel, thank you for this excellent video!