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[vibrac]

surgical pliers absolutely essential for the workshop I have straight and curved jaw ones all I need now is an old dentists drill set

NB somebody told me that some surgical tools are made from steel from the Scapa flow fleet scuppered after WW1 because any steel smelted since 1945 has an element of radioactivity in it... any truth?

 

[bmetcalf]

I would think that pre-war steel would have traces of radioactivity in it from the original iron ore. I've read that coal fired power plants emit more radioactive particles than a nuclear plant from traces in the coal.

 

[riptragle1953]

What else makes Vincent Owners glow in the dark...... that's why they stuck that Miller Headlamp up there just for looks.

 

[Hugo Myatt]

What else makes Vincent Owners glow in the dark...... that's why they stuck that Miller Headlamp up there just for looks.

The Miller headlamp is a rather shy and self-effacing creature. It is more of a 'Here I am' headlamp than a 'There you are' headlamp.

 

[nkt267]

I used to tie my luminous wrist watch to the front--- a much better ideaJohn

 

[b'knighted]

I wanted one of those clip on cycle engines as I thought it may be brighter, and they were made by Vincents.

 

[ClassicBiker]

surgical pliers absolutely essential for the workshop I have straight and curved jaw ones all I need now is an old dentists drill set

NB somebody told me that some surgical tools are made from steel from the Scapa flow fleet scuppered after WW1 because any steel smelted since 1945 has an element of radioactivity in it... any truth?

When I and several friends went diving in Scapa Flow in August of 2001 we heard a similar story. That being one of the uses of the recovered steel was as comparative samples for all sorts of testing equipment. The most high tech and top secret being in satellites. While we were there I bought all the books available and I think they even allude to these uses.
Steven

 

[Graham Smith]

Sally and I have also dived all those fantastic wrecks a number of times and have heard the same story.

It's said that Scapa Flow has the world's largest supply of steel that hasn't been contaminated with radiation.

 

[bmetcalf]

The water there must be nice and cool.

 

[Peter Stokes]

Hi,

I believe that the Scapa Flow non-radioactive steel story is true. Right now I can see the part of the Flow where the German ships went down, from my office window! Was talking to a group of divers who had been diving yesterday, it seems they are a hardy lot who don't mind cold water.


Pete