3D Printed Radioactive Flashlights

[brbubba]

It looks cool if that stays light like that but just how bright do they shine and just how safe are they being radioactive? Not sure that I'd want something that's potentially radio active hanging next to my junk all day if you will.But I guess thats the angle that will either make it a hit or miss.

Tritium is fairly safe, the radiation can't even pass through your skin. You'd have to swallow it to receive any exposure at all. The problem with tritium is that the light source isn't very bright at all. For something like watch hands or finding something in pitch dark it works great but it really isn't going to be a usable source of illumination.Price wise I assume you are really paying for the 3D printed enclosure here. You used to be able to buy tritium key chains from Europe for less than $10 a pop. I ordered a few many years back and they were neat, but not very useful.

[owenrules]

Tritium is fairly safe, the radiation can't even pass through your skin. You'd have to swallow it to receive any exposure at all. The problem with tritium is that the light source isn't very bright at all. For something like watch hands or finding something in pitch dark it works great but it really isn't going to be a usable source of illumination.Price wise I assume you are really paying for the 3D printed enclosure here. You used to be able to buy tritium key chains from Europe for less than $10 a pop. I ordered a few many years back and they were neat, but not very useful.

I completely agree with you, Tritium has been tested many times for health, it is absolutely safe, and it looks amazing