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Swede attempts to split atoms at home

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Montresor, Aug 4, 2011.

  1. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    After apparently causing a small meltdown on his stove, Richard Handl thought to ask the authorities if private experiments with nuclear fission, including possession of Americium, Radium, and Uranium, was prohibited. The Swedish Radiation Authority responded by sending the police...

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...o-split-atoms-in-home-kitchen/article2118309/

    Cottage Life has some advice for Mr. Handl, like Do experiment with molecular gastronomy. Don’t experiment with atomic gastronomy. :D
     
    Montresor, Aug 4, 2011
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    Go go Swedish ingenuity!
     
    joacqin, Aug 4, 2011
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  3. T2Bruno

    T2Bruno The only source of knowledge is experience Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    This certainly proves the old axiom of 'being armed with a little bit of knowledge is dangerous.'
     
    T2Bruno, Aug 4, 2011
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  4. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Where did he get the material to begin with? Crazy! :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, Aug 4, 2011
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    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    I was wondering the same thing. Your local corner store typically doesn't stock uranium...
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Aug 4, 2011
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    You'll be surprised, he documented most of it in his blog.
    He got the Radium from clock hands (Radium was used to make these glow until recently, apparently you can still buy a lot of these in Ebay) and Americium from smoke detectors. He was going to used depleted Uranium (U-238) for his experiment, it isn't mentioned where he got this. Wikipedia does say that it's a common isotope and can be found in nature.
    He didn't have a lot of the material. He was trying to perform a home experiment, so he only needed a little less than a gram. According to Fox he had just gathered all the materials he needed before he was arrested.
     
    Paracelsi, Aug 4, 2011
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    Brilliant :D
     
    Cap'n CJ, Aug 4, 2011
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    I can't believe they narc'd him out. :)
     
    The Great Snook, Aug 4, 2011
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    Darion Resident Dissident Veteran BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Wow, just wow!

    Dude, talk about hobbies!
    I mean, what does he tell his drinking buddies while they talk about hobbies??
    One : I finished The Witcher.
    Other: I'm modeling the Millennium Falcon.
    Him: Hey dudes, I reached critical mass on my stove!
     
    Darion, Aug 4, 2011
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  10. Marceror

    Marceror Chaos Shall Be Sown In Their Footsteps Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Reasonably high intelligence score?

    Abysmally low wisdom score?

    Seems to fit.
     
    Marceror, Aug 4, 2011
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    Sir Belisarius Viconia's Boy Toy Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Walmart and Radio Shack...You can get anything you need!

    Another sad example of the man keeping us down! The private sector should be allowed to test and improve current technology - it's the only thing keeping us moving forward as a species.

    But yes, melting down the stove was a bad plan... :D
     
    Sir Belisarius, Aug 6, 2011
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  12. Darion

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    ^ LOL
     
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    Insane
     
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