Teen creates nuclear fusion in basement (Michigan high school student, 'The Fusor')

The Barre Montpelier Times Argus ^ | Sunday November 19th, 2006

[sjm_888]

Now that the story is out - look for local officials to pitch a fit about the going ons in his basement. "son, you need a permit to do that"

[reg45]

Perhaps he can get a research grant to work with Fleischmann and Pons.

[JMK]

He's just one mistake away from either vaporizing himself, or becoming the next superhero! ("While working in his lab late one night, Thiago accidentally exposes himself to some highly-charged deterium...")

[raybbr]

"While working in his lab late one night, Thiago accidentally exposes himself to some highly-charged deterium...")

Already happened.

[MindBender26]

at your local Tritium-R-Us store.

Probably can't.

[netmilsmom]

Wow! He's a cutie too.
Too bad my daughter is not ten years older. We are in the next city over.

[ajolympian2004]

This story reminds me of a friend and I with our chemistry set back in junior high school days. On one of his parents mahogany pieces in their bedroom we set up a bunsen burner. We started out by pouring some of the liquid chemicals from the set into a beaker over the flame. We weren't getting much chemical reaction so we decided to start adding the powder based elements. Just beforehand we took a piece of cardboard and cut out a viewing hole (maybe 10" x 12") and covered it with plastic wrap to shield us from any potential over reaction to adding the other elements. After adding the first few to the boiling mixture it started to overflow, then the next one we added caused a small explosion that covered the mirror above the dresser with a corrosive goo that starting eating away the surface. To say the least we got in HUGE trouble.

I can still remember our thinking behind doing this... let's just start mixing stuff to see what happens.

[ajolympian2004]

I tend to look at stories like this as a counter to those folks in the media and elsewhere who constantly malign our young people in this country, from K - 12 and college age. Thiago Olson is living proof that our GREATEST generation is yet to come. In my experience he is typical of many teenagers today. The small percentage of 'bad' kids get all the publicity in the media, whereas the overwhelming majority who are doing well do not.

[sayfer bullets]

Teen creates nuclear fusion in basement.

They say that'll make you go blind, I hear.

[SJSAMPLE]

Anybody remember the Boy Scout who irradiated his Pennsylvania neighborhood when he began conducting experiments in his basement? IIRC, the had to demolish surrounding homes and pour concrete over the foundations.

[Youngman442002]

Yeah..but can he do his own Taxes...

[appeal2]

I'd love to see the family's eletric meter zipping around at high speed. It could definitely cause brain fusion when daddy has to send that check to Detroit Edison.

[BaBaStooey]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. What must his parents' electric bill look like?

[Laserman]

I built my first laser back in 8th grade (about 1964) as a Science Fair project. In the process I shorted out some very large capacitors and almost killed myself. My mom, who was upstairs, heard the load bang and called down to see if I was OK. I quakingly yelled back- yeah I'm fine.

She did not learn the truth until I was over 40!

[Southerngl]

Recruit that boy!!!

[Moonman62]

Before:

After:

[Born Conservative]

http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html

[absolootezer0]

and were do i buy tritium ?

buy a whole bunch of night sites for guns.. remove tubes

[reagan_fanatic]

"Brain blast!"

[absolootezer0]

hold muh HI-C and watch this?