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Veritasium Ventures To Some Of The Most Radioactive Places on Earth

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When you think of radioactive locations, what comes to mind? Chernobyl? Fukushima?

Check out this video from Veritasium, in which Derek visits these locations and more, including Marie Curie's laboratory, Albert Einstein's apartment, and uranium mines with a geiger counter in tow. Not all of these places are as radioactive as you might think.

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