The Boy and his Breeder Reactor

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Here is an interesting story about a Boy Scout who went a little too far in trying to achieve a merit badge in Atomic Energy. From smoke alarms, lantern components, the paint from radio clocks, and a little help from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, David Hahn attempted to build a nuclear reactor in his mother's shed. Regarding his excessive radioactive exposure, Hahn says, "I don't believe I took more than five years off my life."

[pAk]

This was in the sunday times magazine a few years back, found it funny at the time and aspired to do the same, still havn't got my hands on all of the equipment yet though.

[ElChevelle]

I succeeded!
This mammory plant stands in my backyard

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Now *thats* what I call a garden shed....

[Curi0us_George]

Sound interesting. I'm afraid I'm too lazy to read that whole thing right now, though. /me adds bookmark

[Bilbo Baggins]

I wouldn't have been surprised if he was called Gordon Freeman...

[binary hero]

Originally posted by pAk
This was in the sunday times magazine a few years back, found it funny at the time and aspired to do the same, still havn't got my hands on all of the equipment yet though.

i remember reading that too.

[Huehuetenango]

i read that in reader's digest a few years ago
(shut up, my grandparents gave my family a subscription, i was bored one night when i had insomnia)

[eleet-2k2]

Originally posted by ElChevelle
I succeeded!
This mammory plant stands in my backyard

Mammory eh?

By any chance is there some homogenized beverage in there?