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Old 07-December-2007, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr Nigel View Post
I would be interested to read a bit more about that. Any chance you have a link?
I have heard that, too. (My physics teacher in high school). There is an anectode Geiger would have used coffe with a little arsenic to make the eyes more sensitive.

I have no idea if this is true. And I also would be interested in a link to someone who made real experiments on the eyes sensitivity.
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