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signalblur | 4 years ago

I remember coming across this site when I was a kid and learning about who Bob Lazaar the owner was. Good times.

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mlindner|4 years ago

I've met him in person. During the short time they had a store front in Michigan I went in and he was just sitting there manning the register. He showed off the 500 mW infrared laser they had in the store front for sale (powered it up without water cooling briefly). He also let me walk around in the back of the store with bins of Thorium chunks just sitting around. Was a very interesting place. I bought beyond the legal limit of a certain oxidizer and paid cash for it lol. (To be clear the law is to not sell beyond a certain amount, not to not buy it.) Makes sense why it got closed down.

graderjs|4 years ago

Here's a video of a real one

https://youtu.be/wTI1lICFTA0

jhallenworld|4 years ago

Image intensifiers are really awesome. Microchannel plate CRTs use the same technology and allowed capturing single high speed events on film before digital oscilloscopes.

They are difficult to beat with modern technology (CMOS sensor) because they are much lower power than equivalent digital system, and have no latency. Think night vision goggles using 9V alkaline battery..

7373737373|4 years ago

Looks like a good randomness source

giantg2|4 years ago

I still remember the "Got Uranium?" title with the guy raising his eyebrows. Definitely felt weird/awesome to order from a site like that as a kid haha.

52-6F-62|4 years ago

Wait, the aliens guy?

37|4 years ago

That is correct.

madengr|4 years ago

I remember listening to the Art Bell episode with Bob Lazar, late at night with the lights out.