Passengers traveling through the port facility in Xiamen, China, were quickly hustled out of harm’s way after radiation detectors went off during an examination of another passenger’s luggage. Seems the luggage contained a set of dice containing radioelement Am-241 at levels 150 times normal, which, with the aid of remote control gear, were used to cheat gamblers in illegal dice games. Oh well, at least it’s not as embarrassing as being caught trying to smuggle a cucumber wrapped in tin foil. Read more.
Radioactive dice cause panic at Chinese port
