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tinyE: Twenty five or so years ago a 14 year old kid built a functioning nuclear reactor in his parents tool shed. :P
True story, there is a pretty good book about it.

The kid, now obviously an adult, was arrested a few years ago for stealing smoke detectors which contain trace amounts of radioactive material.
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OneFiercePuppy: You talking about Taylor Wilson? That was in 2008. Go to bed, tinyE, you're drunk and hallucinating.
David Hahn

I don't drink. :D
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tinyE: David Hahn

I don't drink. :D
Oh, you know, I do remember that, given the link and all the info :P Totally forgot about that. In my defense, it does look like you mixed up the ages - David was 17 when he made the reactor, and Taylor was 14 when he made the fusion device. Either way, they did more- and better - physics before graduating high school than I'll do in my entire life ;_;
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OneFiercePuppy: You talking about Taylor Wilson? That was in 2008. Go to bed, tinyE, you're drunk and hallucinating.
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tinyE: David Hahn

I don't drink. :D
I remember reading about that incident involving that boy scout building a homemade nuclear reactor. I know because I was doing some schoolwork involving nuclear chemistry or physics somewhere between 2004 and 2006.

That is indeed a true story. :P
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tinyE: David Hahn

I don't drink. :D
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Bandock: I remember reading about that incident involving that boy scout building a homemade nuclear reactor. I know because I was doing some schoolwork involving nuclear chemistry or physics somewhere between 2004 and 2006.

That is indeed a true story. :P
Oh yeah, that was a hell of a story. Too bad he couldn't pursue a career in particle physics or nuclear energy.

What a waste.
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Bandock: I remember reading about that incident involving that boy scout building a homemade nuclear reactor. I know because I was doing some schoolwork involving nuclear chemistry or physics somewhere between 2004 and 2006.

That is indeed a true story. :P
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ScotchMonkey: Oh yeah, that was a hell of a story. Too bad he couldn't pursue a career in particle physics or nuclear energy.

What a waste.
He tried. XD This us true. He joined the navy and immediately applied to work on nuclear subs. They said "NO WAY!" :P
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tinyE: Well in my case it's because my parents force fed me radium until I was two.
Wait, I thought it was the lead paint chips...
My tinfoil hat protects me from all evil rays. I also have a patent pending on tinfoil baby hats. I'm gonna be the first to market with these bad boys!
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MaximumBunny: My tinfoil hat protects me from all evil rays. I also have a patent pending on tinfoil baby hats. I'm gonna be the first to market with these bad boys!
Reported to NSA for patenting stuff which could make people resistant to mind control rays. :P
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tinyE: Any and all arguments against going wireless are rendered moot by the fact that I never use wireless and I'm a total fuck up. :P

Heed these words: get yourself a cell phone, or end up like me!
What was first, not owning a cell phone or ending up like that? Because that could explain.................things.