“Gah, that smoke alarm next door has been going off for HOURS.”
“Maybe there’s a fire?”
“No, I can see in the window.”
“Well, smoke alarms work by measuring alpha particle decay from a piece of radioisotope, so if there’s no smoke blocking the particles, maybe the sensor is just tired”
“So?”
“So, you just need more radiation to saturate the sensor. Here, try my keychain ionizer”
“What. Why. BZZT”
“I can’t believe that worked. Wait, WHY DO YOU HAVE A KEYCHAIN DEATH RAY”
“Duh, did it not just come in handy?”
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