Andrew VK3BFA wrote:

Tom Miller wrote:

How about linseed oil and yellowcake. It's pretty
vibrant, AND you can find the furniture in the
dark

Thats not a bad idea - sort of like painting watch hands with radium.
(Pity about the poor *******s who had the job of applying the paint)

Always remember a line from a book - "Suddenly, the lights went out.
The only sound was the slithering of the furniture as it re-arranged
itself around the room........"

Andrew VK3BFA.

Interesting bit about the dial painters.

There was a high incidence of cancers among the dial painters, largley
from the habit of "pointing" their paintbrush with saliva, either by
licking or drawing the tip over a wet lip. Some were not affected.

When it was looked into, it apears the incidence of cancers was much
much lower among those that stopped at the pub on the way home.
Apparently a couple pints of beer was enough to signifigantly decrease
the amount of radium that stayed in the system.

If ever there was a good reason to have a beer or two after work....

Got that from a watch collectors magazine, can't vouch for it's
accuracy.

Cheers
Trevor Jones