Thiago Olson, 17, stands near his nuclear fusion reactor, which he calls "the Fusor," at home in Oakland Township on Friday. After more than two years and 1,000 hours of research, the Stoney Creek High School senior, with a little help from his dad, built the machine.
Lets get a move on people! Thats like getting to post 10 of a moose story without anyone posting A Møøse once bit my sister
I understand you can build this for a couple hundred bucks, and the plans are readily available. So I'm not sure what took him a thousand hours of "research", except a 3.75 GPA isn't all that good these days.
I was thinking about buying one of these for a conversation piece.
BTW, this story appeared a couple of days ago from the Detroit Free Press, but they said he built it in his parent's GARAGE, not the basement.
I wonder if they made him move it because they wanted to put the cars in the garage now....
"The Detroit Free Press reported that 17-year-old Thiago Olson set up a machine in his parents' garage and has been working exhaustively for more than two years. His machine creates nuclear fusion on a small scale."
BFLR = bump for later reading
"Hey, hold muh beer and WATCH THIS!"
...followed shortly thereafter by Ann Arbor disappearing in a blinding white flash.
He should get his college paid for at Stanford. He wouldn't be the first to get there by building a high tech physics machine such as a cyclotron.
Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back. 
I seen it with my own eyes...alas...
Michigan Teen Creates Nuclear Fusion
United Press International | November 19, 2006 | UPI
Posted on 11/19/2006 11:43:02 PM EST by Lancey Howard
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1741375/posts
there is another such kid inventor who didn't really invent anything, merely built a fusor based on what he read. Or maybe it's the same kid, but I don't think so. There was an FR topic about it in 2005 or 2006, but I couldn't turn it up. Here are related topics though:
Philo Farnsworth: You may not know him, but he invented TV (He did it first, but RCA got the glory)
AP - Seattle Post | Thursday, August 17, 2006 | FRAZIER MOORE
Posted on 08/19/2006 11:14:35 AM EDT by Borges
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686468/posts
Distant Vision: Romance and Discovery on An Invisible Frontier [Chapter 31]: Ultimatum
Farnovision / Paul Schatzkin | Elma G. 'Pem' Farnsworth
Posted on 12/28/2005 1:14:07 PM EST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1548216/posts
Time may amend physics laws such as speed of light
Source: Mpls (red)Star Tribune / New York Times
Published: 8/15/01
Posted on 08/15/2001 06:22:13 PDT by Valin
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b7a77857204.htm
86 Posted on 08/15/2001 13:34:32 PDT by jennyp
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a3b7a77857204.htm#86
92 Posted on 08/15/2001 16:05:02 PDT by MarkWar
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a3b7a77857204.htm#92
93 Posted on 08/15/2001 16:59:05 PDT by Physicist
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a3b7a77857204.htm#93
97 Posted on 08/15/2001 17:40:26 PDT by Physicist
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a3b7a77857204.htm#97
