Swedish Man Tries To Build Nuclear Reactor In Kitchen
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Richard Handl was detained for unauthorised possession of nuclear material when police found quantities of radium, americium and uranium in his flat.
He told the BBC he bought some of the material off the internet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14403432
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kennymotown
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Brings new meaning to the Swedish chef! :)
- 10 months ago
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kennymotown
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xhuffpo
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This is not new and has been done before, you do not need to be a nuclear engineer, or physicist, or even able to much more than basic math and have average reading comprehension.
Do a Google search on David Hahn, he is the best known of several, at least several, that have done this type of activity. There have been many magazine articles in the past 40 years that give a great amount of the detail needed to build everything from mini reactors to A bombs. Including a very famous report on the secrets of the hydrogen bomb, published in the late 60's or early 70's. I will not give any more of the specifics of what magazines or when, but it is all available if one wants to look. It is likely you will die from radiation exposure shortly after building it unless you really know what you were doing, but it can be done by amateurs. - 10 months ago
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xhuffpo
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Vic_Romano
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xhuffpo:
I have read about people attempting to do this. It's definitely not for amateurs. The thought of achieving a chain reaction (albeit very small) would subject a person to massive amounts of radiation.
I just watched an interesting documentary today called "Countdown to Zero." One of their talking points was how easy it would be to make a Hiroshima-style bomb. The most difficult task would be in procuring the nuclear material.
Scared the shit out of me.
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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EdJoyProductions
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http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/large-hadron-collider.jp...
So I should ask permission about building this hadron collider in my basement? Damn. And it was almost done.
- 10 months ago
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EdJoyProductions
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CalgarC
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whats funny is not only did he try to split the atom but he called the cops and told them what he was doing... hahaha dumb fuck
- 10 months ago
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CalgarC
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bailey78
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Hey at least he is wanting to do the right thing and become self reliant.
- 10 months ago
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bailey78
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Incredulous
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Heh...well, at least he had the sense to use the kitchen, that way clean-up would have been a lot easier. Just wash those split atoms right down the drain.....*
*sarcasm
- 10 months ago
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Incredulous
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KB723
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There's No telling what folks are up to in their own Kitchen these days... =)
- 10 months ago
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KB723
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Vic_Romano
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KB723:
Br eaking Ba d....
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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KB723
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Vic_Romano:
LOL... I make money in Mine... =)
- 10 months ago
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KB723
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MDBard
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If he was smart enough to do this in a kitchen with out killing any one I say they give the man an education and a job in nuclear physics.
- 10 months ago
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MDBard
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aj727b
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MDBard:
Not physics really... he was just following instructions written by those who understand the science. Basically he demonstrated that he can read, that he can perform fairly menial tasks as instructed, and that he does not know enough to realize when his actions risk public safety... so he should work at a nuclear power plant!
- 10 months ago
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aj727b
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MDBard
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aj727b:
Why not we already had a retarded guy with the nuclear foot ball. I apologize to the Mentally handicap for using the word retarded. PS when will current get Saratalics font?
- 10 months ago
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MDBard
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telcod
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Darwin award nominee? Off the grid? Well, while shopping at Lowe's the other day, an "associate" asked me, "What project are you working on today?" to which I responded, "Well, I am putting together a small Thermonuclear device, but some of the parts are hard to find." The response was a kinda glazed look on this post teen "associate."
- 10 months ago
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telcod
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Vic_Romano
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telcod:
Heh. Had the guy succeeded, we'd probably be reading about him in the Darwin Awards....that's for sure.
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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Leen61
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Richard Handl....Today's Worst Person in the World!
- 10 months ago
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Leen61
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Vic_Romano
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Leen61:
I missed KO last night. I'm glad he's on it, as usual.
But I don't think it merits the "worst" person....maybe the craziest....but not the worst.
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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Leen61
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Vic_Romano:
Fair enough, Vic.
- 10 months ago
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Leen61
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hurleyburly
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I make nuclear reactions in my kitchen too...it's called Franks.
- 10 months ago
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hurleyburly
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hurleyburly:
Zing ! +^d
- 10 months ago
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remanns
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remanns
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"Featured" in the "out-there" group.
- 10 months ago
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remanns
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remanns
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Cold fusion ?!? NAH ! "Stove Top" fusion !!!
- 10 months ago
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remanns
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Vic_Romano
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remanns:
Well, it's one way of going off the grid. Gotta give the guy credit for trying.
But it's the idea that the guy was able to procure materials like uranium (fissile? who knows?) on the internet that seems kind of disturbing.
P.S. I think a kitchen is probably not the best place to perform such a project. Maybe the basement would have been a better location?
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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remanns
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Vic_Romano:
Basement. Yep. That is the appropriate location for the up an coming mad scientist !
- 10 months ago
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remanns
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Vic_Romano
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remanns:
Indeed. I wonder what his neighbors are thinking right about now. I think that just might fall under whatever the Swedes call a public nuisance.
But it's the dreamers, the misfits, the ones who dare to think out of the box....
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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attilatheblond
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Vic_Romano:
I send my husband out to the storm cellar for that sort of project.
- 10 months ago
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attilatheblond
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attilatheblond
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remanns:
But it's so difficult to evict the resident pajamarazzi first
- 10 months ago
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attilatheblond
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Vic_Romano
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attilatheblond:
I'd be sending my significant other out in the middle of nowhere. I think a meth lab would be safer than this.
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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attilatheblond
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Vic_Romano:
I AM in the middle of nowhere. Well, I can see it from the porch anyway.
- 10 months ago
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attilatheblond
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bailey78
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attilatheblond:
Wish I had a storm cellar. My shop is 100 + 115 degrees every day. not that I go out there any more just saying It's HOT! Right now.
- 10 months ago
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bailey78
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aj727b
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remanns:
SO much better than plain old mashed potato again!
- 10 months ago
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aj727b
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Vic_Romano
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A Swedish man who tried to set up a nuclear reactor in his kitchen at home has admitted his plan was "crazy".
Richard Handl said he had just been "curious" and wanted to see if he would be able to split an atom.
Police were called to his flat in Angelholm in southern Sweden after he got in touch with Sweden's radiation authority to check if what he was doing was legal.
Mr Handl said he would stick to reading books about physics from now on.
Mr Handl, who is 31 and unemployed, told the BBC World Service he had bought the radioactive materials on the internet and from Germany.
He had been working on the experiment for around six months and posted regular updates on his blog.
He was questioned by police, who confiscated his nuclear materials as well as his computer.
"I had it under control, it was not so dangerous," he told the BBC.
But he added: "It was pretty stupid."
It is unclear what will happen next in the police inquiry. Mr Handl said he expected a fine.
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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Vic_Romano:
He doesn't appear all that crazy. After all, he did call to see if what he was doing was legal...
- 10 months ago
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Jake_Leonard
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Vic_Romano
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Jake_Leonard:
Point taken.
- 10 months ago
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Vic_Romano
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attilatheblond
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Jake_Leonard:
If he had read the instructions first, he might have noticed that was step one.
- 10 months ago
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attilatheblond
