A Radioactive Bath
Clip: Season 1 | 2m 45s
Dr. Derek Muller visits a radon spa in the Czech Republic to take a radioactive bath.
In the early 20th century, radiation cures and therapies became very popular. Some were harmless. Some were dangerous. The mining town of Jachymov in the Czech Republic reinvents itself as a heath spa using radioactive water from the mines. Dr. Derek Muller immerses himself in a radioactive bath.
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A Radioactive Bath
Clip: Season 1 | 2m 45s
In the early 20th century, radiation cures and therapies became very popular. Some were harmless. Some were dangerous. The mining town of Jachymov in the Czech Republic reinvents itself as a heath spa using radioactive water from the mines. Dr. Derek Muller immerses himself in a radioactive bath.
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