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On the internet there are a lot of quotes and videos on how bananas are radioactive and Brazil nuts are the most radioactive you will eat.

I would like to put things in perspective with my own video. Time to show that even the most radioactive Brazil nuts are not even close to being the most radioactive and edible you can find in a grocery store...

I will also test the pulp and peel of bananas separately. One of the parts turns out to be by far the most radioactive!

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How radioactive are bananas and other radioactive foods?

It is time to take a closer look at some foods that are often said to be radioactive: bananas and brazil nuts. How active are they in reality? And why would they even be radioactive in the first place? Can I find something way more active and still edible in a grocery store? Let's find out! Brazil nut tree image by Juan Carlos Torrico from Pixabay. Radiascan-701A donated by: www.radiascan.com Max testing my geiger counters: https://youtu.be/T1HZ8NAXu64 My Patreon-page: https://www.patreon.com/Brainiac75 Did you miss one of my videos?: https://www.youtube.com/user/brainiac75/videos FULL MUSIC CREDITS Time code: 0:01 + 9:35 "Consequence" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ISRC: USUAN1100283 Time codes: 0:28 + 6:14 "Lightless Dawn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ISRC: USUAN1100655 Time codes: 3:15 + 8:43 + 10:23 "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ISRC: USUAN1300027 Time code: 5:47 "Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ISRC: USUAN1100424 Time code: 10:47 "Clear Waters" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ISRC: USUAN1100290 All music above licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Time code: 9:03 Mix of two tracks: 1) The Shimmering by fran_ky (freesound.org/s/237363) Licensed under Creative Commons 0 license 2) "Spacial Harvest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ISRC: USUAN1100653 #Banana #BrazilNuts #Brainiac75

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Anonymous

Well since I have my new job this is quite easy for me. I work at a salt mine with up to 50 % K2O content in the salt. The K2O content is measured with beta area counters for first evaluation.

Brainiac75

Nice. I did not know they use beta detectors. I thought they would look for the 1460 MeV gamma rays. But the beta radiation is slowed down after a short distance, so I guess it is better for pinpointing the right spot :) Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous

Great video as always! I can’t wait to see when you get your new radiation detector

Brainiac75

Thanks as always :) Have patience with the gamma-ray spectrometer. The 'budget model' I am looking at costs $2000, so it will be a while...