What Happens When You Break a Vial of Radioactive Tritium?

In this video I break open some vials of tritium to see if it actually in creases the local radioactivity in the area around me. I use a Geiger counter to check for beta radiation. I also explain what beta decay is.

Where I got the Chernobyl miniature: https://radiascan.com/chernobyl-bronze

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