It Pays to Increase Your Jargon Power
With Dr. Egghead

a) The scientific examination of epigrams and other witty sayings.
b) The teachings of the Episcopal Church.
c) A very narrow subfield of seismology which concentrates on predicting within a few yards where the epicenter of earthquakes will be.
d) Short for "Epidemiological Studies." Epi studies analyze disease patterns in exposed versus unexposed populations.

2. Thermoluminiscent Dosimeters (TLD)

a) The latest Seattle grunge band.
b) A thermos bottle with a light meter that indicates when you've had too much coffee.
c) L.L. Bean's line of neon long johns.
d) A device to measure external gamma radiation which is used for personnel and environmental monitoring and which can be re-used after the dose is read.

3. Radon a) A new brand of designer sunglasses. b) The little-known singing/comedy group started by Ray Charles and Don Rickles. c) A corrupted form of "Raid On," used during Viking days to give the signal to the conquering troups to attack villages. d) An invisible, ordorless radioactive gas which is the result of the radioactive decay of radium-226. Wastes from uranium production from ore contain radium-226 and hence emit radon-222 gas.

4. Dose Limits

a) The opposite of "dese limits."
b) What you've reached when you just said no.
c) The maximum amount of napping an individual can tolerate.
d) Regulatory limit set on the amount of radiation that an individual may receive from artificial sources (excluding medical devices). Worker radiation exposure limits are higher than general population limits.

5. Film Badge

a) What one receives after surviving a marathon film festival.
b) What you win for having the most impressive bathtub ring.
c) What censors wear when they're monitoring the entertainment industry.
d) What someone wears when they're not a real cop, but they play one on TV.
e) A device containing film strips which are sensitive to gamma and beta radiation, and which are mounted on a holder and worn by workers to measure the external radiation dose they receive.

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Answers:
1. d
2. d
3. d
4. d
5. e