• Turret3857@infosec.pub
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      2 days ago

      Damn is this your picture? Did my comment cause you to go and test for yourself? Cuz thats amazing if you did lol

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        1 day ago

        When I found out they had lead last year, I went to work with the cup to confirm. This is a handheld XRF, which depends on the specific spacing of electrons in atoms to determine the identity. Not much to it other than point and shoot! (with shielding)

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          Modern tools are fascinating, the way you described it sounds so absurdly high tech

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      1 day ago

      That is not a cheap toy. I’ve heard of them, never seen one. What is it and how much was it?

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        This is a Thermo handheld XRF. I wasn’t working at this place when it was purchased, but it was somewhere between $40k-$60k.