Can radiation be felt? If I pick up a tube containing radioactive material, would I feel the radiation coming off it in any way, or would it feel just like a regular metal tube?

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Can radiation be felt? If I pick up a tube containing radioactive material, would I feel the radiation coming off it in any way, or would it feel just like a regular metal tube?

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I think I read that some of the scientists who were killed by the demon core saw a flash of blue light, caused by cerenkov radiation generated in the vitreous humour in their eyes – i.e., they saw blue light because the radiation made their own eyeballs glow.

Needless to say, this is not something you can rely on to warn you of danger. If you’re seeing blue, it’s too late.

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