Science Art: Science by Santa: Remember bad kids get coal, Good kids get Uranium….,

25 December 2022 grant Featured, Science Art 0

Scientific illustration of an ad touting nuclear power, in a 1950s/1960s style, showing a cheerful Santa over a young boy reaching for a colorful atomic model under the words "Science by Santa: Remember bad kids get coal, Good kids get Uranium which produces 3 million times more power and 10 million times less waste for their christmas lights." (With the odd capitalization in the original text.)
Scientific illustration of an ad touting nuclear power, in a 1950s/1960s style, showing a cheerful Santa over a young boy reaching for a colorful atomic model under the words "Science by Santa: Remember bad kids get coal, Good kids get Uranium which produces 3 million times more power and 10 million times less waste for their christmas lights." (With the odd capitalization in the original text.)

Uranium, which produces 3 million times more energy and 10 million times less waste!

I honestly have no idea if this PSA is real or a sarcastic reproduction. It could easily have gone with this actual 1950s chemistry set that contained real uranium for your budding young experimenter.

May all your Christmases be bright, right?

[via @ShannyGasm on Mastodon]