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Swedish man caught trying to split atoms at home
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| August 3, 2011
| AP
Posted on 08/03/2011 10:11:19 AM PDT by KingofZion
A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday he was only doing it as a hobby.
Richard Handl told The Associated Press that he had the radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized possession of nuclear material.
The 31-year-old Handl said he had tried for months to set up a nuclear reactor at home and kept a blog about his experiments, describing how he created a small meltdown on his stove.
Only later did he realize it might not be legal and sent a question to Sweden's Radiation Authority, which answered by sending the police.
"I have always been interested in physics and chemistry," Handl said, adding he just wanted to "see if it's possible to split atoms at home."
The police raid took place in late July, but police have refused to comment. If convicted, Handl could face fines or up to two years in prison.
Although he says police didn't detect dangerous levels of radiation in his apartment, he now acknowledges the project wasn't such a good idea.
"From now on, I will stick to the theory," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atom; bomb; radiation; terrorist
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No doubt Al Queda has a kitchen somewhere in Pakistan. On the plus side, they'll probably die of radiation sickness before they product anything toxic.
To: KingofZion
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:14:55 AM PDT
by
struggle
To: KingofZion
Don't try this at home kids.
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:16:52 AM PDT
by
bwc2221
To: KingofZion
A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday he was only doing it as a hobby.May I suggest, taking up knitting instead?
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:17:00 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: struggle
To: KingofZion
Nevermind he could give radiation poisoning to anyone he comes into contact with, or nuked his own apartment. Fines and a year in prison is just peachy.
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:19:47 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(SEAL SIX makes me proud to have been playing SOCOM since 2003.)
To: bwc2221
Too late. Look up the Radioactive Boy Scout.
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:21:16 AM PDT
by
wrench
To: KingofZion
Do it yourself IKEA Nuclear reactor, LOL
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:21:24 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: dfwgator
Does Amazon sell radium? How did he geyt that stuff?
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:22:03 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
To: KingofZion
Sounds like the “Radioactive Boy Scout”
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:22:47 AM PDT
by
6SJ7
(atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
To: GraceG
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:24:02 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: KingofZion
Photo of the perp?
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:24:11 AM PDT
by
VanDeKoik
(1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
To: KingofZion
I was invisioning a guy w/ an ax whacking at the atom on his table top...”Dam**t, just missed it that time!”
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:26:33 AM PDT
by
citizen
(Romney/Christie or Rubio!! Either would be great. Bachmann fading...No more Dick Obama in 2012!)
To: KingofZion
He should just order the “Smash-o-matic” from Ronco.
To: VanDeKoik
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:28:09 AM PDT
by
MPJackal
("From my cold dead hands.")
To: KingofZion
“hold mu beer and watch this....”
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:28:32 AM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: KingofZion
“Kom out wit yer 4 handen upp!”
To: JaguarXKE
He should just order the Smash-o-matic from Ronco.
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:30:00 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: wastedyears
Fines and a year in prison is just peachy.Well he did turn himself in. So there has to be some consideration for that.
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:31:58 AM PDT
by
Maceman
(Obama: As American as nasei goreng)
To: Pharmboy
Whatever stuff he had, I doubt he had enough of the right stuff to assemble a critical mass. Thankfully.
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posted on
08/03/2011 10:34:12 AM PDT
by
swain_forkbeard
(Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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