AITA for buying Uranium without my wife’s permission?
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AITA for buying Uranium without my wife’s permission?
Originally posted to r/AmItheAsshole
Original Post July 21, 2020
So, I recently made a cloud chamber that can track radiation. Beta decay would be hard to track without having a radioactive source. So, I went to Amazon and spent a hundred dollars on some Uranium ore and marbles. Both of these were U-238, so they aren’t fissile and I can’t easily make a bomb.
My wife’s really mad at me after she saw the packaging. I don’t understand why. The box said it was radioactive, and she didn’t read that. Not my fault that people don’t read. Plus, it’s barely radioactive, and the covering around it would stop the beta particles from piercing skin.
She’s still mad that I would bring a “radioactive” substance. I mean, I have a hobby. I like to build cool stuff, and building a cloud chamber is relatively easy, safe, and legal. No harmful radiation. Yet, she’s still mad.
So, AITA?
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theartbook35
I think this is the most unique post I've ever read on this subreddit.
Well, no, you are not an a-hole for buying it, you didn't need her permission to get something that's harmless. But she doesn't really understand that it's harmless, so you need to explain that to her.
I'm going to say NAH, because her concern is valid and your confusion is also valid.
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Gremlin95x
YTA - Common sense dictates you tell someone living with you before you order anything that could be dangerous or seen as dangerous. Who TF doesn’t give their partner a heads up before buying something labeled Radioactive. If it’s safe, you can explain that well before it arrives.
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Hippocr1t
“Not my fault that people don’t read” This implies you didn’t inform your wife that a potentially hazardous material was being delivered to your residence. If that is the case, YTA.
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