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Commander Cody meets Super Science!
Jan. 22nd, 2007 10:06 amLast Friday night, I spent a very amusing evening watching several episodes of an ancient *Commander Cody* serial, with a couple of good friends. We Mystery Science Theater'd until we hurt laughing... and then I was falling asleep! A fine line that, humor to 'done now!'. There were office chairs on the rocket. Honest!
And for the super science; the TV, pre *Commander Cody* watching, was discovered to be very dusty, as TVs often are. So, as the glass teat was dusted, one of my friends revealed that yes, TVs do attract more dust, this having to do with the electrons being forced to the front of the machine, which attracts more dust... particularly dust with a slight radioactive charge. To verify this amazing claim, said friend then pulled out a Geiger counter (I kid you not). We tested the ambient radiation level (nearly nonexistant), and then tested the dust wiped off the TV by the handy dandy Swiffer duster, and ye gads, there were clicks on the counter!
It was all wonderfully 1950's.
Though not everyone probably has friends who own Geiger counters.
And for the super science; the TV, pre *Commander Cody* watching, was discovered to be very dusty, as TVs often are. So, as the glass teat was dusted, one of my friends revealed that yes, TVs do attract more dust, this having to do with the electrons being forced to the front of the machine, which attracts more dust... particularly dust with a slight radioactive charge. To verify this amazing claim, said friend then pulled out a Geiger counter (I kid you not). We tested the ambient radiation level (nearly nonexistant), and then tested the dust wiped off the TV by the handy dandy Swiffer duster, and ye gads, there were clicks on the counter!
It was all wonderfully 1950's.
Though not everyone probably has friends who own Geiger counters.
