The term given to any kind of object or component containing radioactive material that was once part of medical equipment (radiotherapy machine), a scientific research instrument or bacterial irradiation device. Usually found in capsule form. Very dangerous as people may not know what it is and end up exposing themselves and others to the radioactive material within.
The Goiânia incident and lia radiological incident are classic examples of finding an orphan source and not knowing the dangers. In the lia incident, people found a metal cylinder that was emitting heat and slept beside it to keep warm, not knowing they were bathing themselves in deadly radiation. Don’t look it up as the photos showing the effects of the radiation are quite gruesome. Other examples are radioisotope thermoelectric generators left over from the soviet era that power lighthouses and navigation beacons. People have been known to break open the capsule to steal any metals worth selling and just leaving the broken capsule leaking radioactive material.
by Apple=Airbus, Samsung = Boeing June 23, 2025
Get the orphan sourcemug. by Lolgog March 18, 2019
Get the Pregnant orphanmug. Some kid with no parents or guardians like imagine L BOZO big ass nerd, just get sum parents bro, LOOZAH
by GinningLlama0 April 11, 2022
Get the Orphanmug. Me: Ever since my dad died I've been a harphan.
Girlfriend: That's really sad to hear. It must be really tough being a half orphan
Girlfriend: That's really sad to hear. It must be really tough being a half orphan
by Just one more cuddle... August 22, 2023
Get the Half orphanmug. A seat in a movie theater auditorium that is open but undesirable because person(s) in seat to the left or right are occupied.
by iatebreakfast September 1, 2016
Get the Orphan Seatmug. An orphan is often defined as a child with dead parents and or no parents at all most orpahns are on there own or are adopted
I am an Orphan
by hagly the thirsd April 13, 2022
Get the Orphanmug. The thing Technoblade kills when the orphans killed his parents from jealously
Aka great for a testing subject
Aka the thing nobody needs
Aka the stupid thing
Aka the thing you can burn with you have no mom joke
Aka great for a testing subject
Aka the thing nobody needs
Aka the stupid thing
Aka the thing you can burn with you have no mom joke
I Have been throwing orphans off a ledge into a pit with a pig that can destroy everything and got 1000 win streak and on a potato war
by Melon132 January 12, 2023
Get the Orphanmug.