Polonium Pen Checks for Radioactive Apéritifs

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A clever hacker has created a pint-sized radiation tested he’s dubbed the “Polonium Pen” in reference to Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian spook who was killed after drinking a cup of tea laced with the radioactive isotope (according to the most likely theory). He’s given instructions for making your own, should you be a foreign national who may or may not have once ticked off Putin.

Ion Chambers [TechLib.com via Griz/Dotcom via Hack A Day]

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One Response to Polonium Pen Checks for Radioactive Apéritifs

  1. Crash says:

    He needs to visit the patent office with this, immediately followed by the Brookstone marketing HQ.

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