A Bartender's Guide to Uranium Glass

In this video BarLifeUK editor, Andy Ives, investigates uranium glass (sometimes called Vaseline glass) and answers the questions:
What is uranium glass?
How do you identify it?
Is it safe to use personally, and in a cocktail bar setting?
Should a middle-aged man be making YouTube videos?

Citations and further reading:
The Big Book of Vaseline Glass, by Barrie Skeltcher:

Oak Ridge University Uranium Glass study:

[Residew]

Man, this is an impressive video. Great job. Thanks for the info.

[SoulOfJustice]

This is an informative video. Personally, I don't see the allure in uranium glassware. Putting your drink in something that is minutely radioactive is just begging for trouble.

[HauntedHideouts]

Thanks for the great info and history on this glass. I love my collection but I’ll make sure not to use it for anything other than looking at on a shelf.

[bobbyhill]

I went to an antique shop last weekend and and I found a piece that was very radioactive And very expensive but I did find a very cool shot glass for 3 bucks

[Proyecto_Agartha]

As far as i know, this kind of glass contains safe amounts of radiation! It just don't science based to say that any about of radiation is dangerous.

[sorrenblitz]

I think the alcohol would kill quicker than the miniscule amount of radiation that leeches into the booze. As far as bar use goes, I think the biggest risk using Uranium Glass is breaking a glass which happens in bars a lot.