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encrust9870@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoWhen I found out they had lead last year, I went to work with the cup to confirm. This is a handheld XRF, which depends on the specific spacing of electrons in atoms to determine the identity. Not much to it other than point and shoot! (with shielding)
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Modern tools are fascinating, the way you described it sounds so absurdly high tech