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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] drislands 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What's the bottom right image of?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That is a mercury arc rectifier:

[–] Dnn 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I thought you might also enjoy its German name: Quecksilberdampfgleichrichter

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Sounds kinda similar to the Swedish word "kvicksilverbågelikriktare"....

EDIT: After doing some more googling, the proper name for the device in Swedish is:

"Kvicksilverlikriktare"

[–] kuneho 5 points 9 months ago

and sounds nothing like the hungarian "higanyív szelep" or "higanygőz egyenirányító"

[–] Iron_Lynx 6 points 9 months ago

Or its Dutch name:

Kwikdampgelijkrichter

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It shows Cherenkov radiation of a nuclear underwater reactor (I think, I don't know this exact picture)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Nope, just plain UV from the mercury arc in the rectifier: