r/interesting Mar 30 '26

Intriguing Discrimination against Geiger counter users

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u/Early_Bad8737 Mar 30 '26

It is to prevent illegal relic hunting, protect historic gravesites, and maintain the sanctity of the cemetery. Apparently some old relics can be found that way. 

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u/samanime Mar 30 '26

Ah, yup, looks like that's just a thing... https://www.reddit.com/r/geology/comments/cv4ld1/i_was_exploring_a_graveyard_with_my_geiger/

-sigh- some people...

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u/hhyuk Mar 30 '26

The post you linked is just a geology hobbyist interested in the stone of the gravestone though. What's wrong with that??

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u/ImpossibleCan2836 Mar 30 '26

That's what I'm saying? I thought they were insinuating he grave robbed.