Sunday, February 07, 2010

Geiger Counter

Official definition: A Geiger counter, also called a Geiger-Müller counter, is a type of particle detector that measures ionizing radiation. Geiger counters are used to detect ionizing radiation. An inert gas-filled tube briefly conducts electricity when a particle or photon of radiation makes the gas conductive. The tube amplifies this conduction by a cascade effect and outputs a current pulse, which is then often displayed by a needle or lamp and/or audible . Modern instruments can report radioactivity over several orders of magnitude.


My definition of Geiger counter: Geiger individual who summarizes amount of snow received February 5-6, 2010 as reported by assorted Geiger individuals in varying parts of the country.

DANIELSVILLE, PA- whopping 3-4 inches

FOGELSVILLE, PA- 7-8 inches

GREENCASTLE, PA- 18-20 inches

STATE COLLEGE, PA- 14 inches

TOWNSEND, DELAWARE- 24 inches

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA- Uh. You all figure this one out :)
I don't wanna talk about it :(

4 comments:

Sue said...

That's really cute calculations there, Michele. I'm sure that town in Florida didn't get any snow at all.

We got more snow than you did up there in Danielsville, PA. We were around 8 inches.

Michele said...

Yeah, you're right....they didn't get any snow in sunny Florida!!

Lauren said...

Hahaha! Make that three inches of sunshine for the Floridians! :-)

sajmom said...

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