[sdiy] Popcorn Noise Generator?

[Ian Fritz]

At 09:02 PM 7/8/05, Glen wrote:
>At 10:43 PM 7/8/2005, harrybissell wrote:
>
>>I don't think the blinky neon would work either, that would really be more
>>of a sawtooth wave.  The pops would be too regular.
>>
>>Geiger-Mueller tube would be a pricey way to go... :^P
>
>A sawtooth? The blinky neon would be one of the old neons that blinks at 
>random intervals. You think this would give a sawtooth?
>
>Yes, the Geiger-Mueller tube idea wasn't meant to be practical. I have no 
>idea what surplus tubes sell for, or hard it would be to build the 
>circuitry. Still, if I ever came across a really cheap tube, it might be 
>fun to play with.  ;)
>
>Of course, there are other disadvantages. Somehow, I don't think it would 
>be a good idea to enter an airport carrying a suitcase modular synth, 
>which uses a Geiger-Mueller tube and a small source of radiation as a 
>noise generator module.   :)

Wouldn't a geiger tube give a random output?  Nuclear decay is stochastic, 
AFAIK.