THE RADIOACTIVE BOY SCOUT: THE TRUE STORY OF A BOY AND HIS BACKYARD NUCLEAR REACTOR

Christian Science Monitor ^ | Tim Rauschenberg

[cinFLA]

I'll be waisting no more of my time with you.

You made a false statement about me and now you cut and run when I ask you to support your false claim.

[GSHastings]

I think "Boy Mechanic" may be one of my favorites as a kid.

Does it have instructions on making amatuer rockets using powdered zinc and sulfur for fuel? If so, that's the one (or one of the the 3).

I made one of those rockets when I was 12. It worked. I'm still alive. But I realize now how truly dangerous that thing was.

[aruanan]

I understand the joy that would have driven him to ignore the risks to pursue his vision.

You got that right. And the joy is precisely what appears to be targeted by most K-12 schools.

[Libertina]

How about that young boy in the heartland who built rockets, big ones, and the farmers around him allowed him the use of their land to launch. He now works for NASA. I am afraid that it's difficult for kids to get to be able to do things like that now - heck, even the adults would be in trouble for launching rockets. ;) (Though this kid made out pretty well!)

[Cold Heat]

If you think that I am going to go back and cut and paste every stupid thing that you have said on this thread, you got another think coming.

Go read it yourself.

I am done.

[cinFLA]

If you think that I am going to go back and cut and paste every stupid thing that you have said on this thread, you got another think coming.

Just post ONE thing that supports your statement about:

stupid enlisted man comments which do not carry well with this enlisted ex Sgt.

[Servant of the 9]

I have in my book case, all three copies of the rare and dangerous books "Boy Mechanic". Some of the projects are unbelievable, like a radium lamp. It details how to get the parts and materials from hospital dumpsters.

In 1952, 'The Amateur Scientist' column in 'Scientific American' ran a multi part article on a high school physics class that built a working Cyclotron. They include the plans and how-to for anyone interested.

So9

[Cold Heat]

Starts here: Quite innocuously......

If you call swabbing decks in the navy interesting.

"We only have the boy's word for it. A boy that flunked out of Jr. college and is a deck-hand in the Navy. What a bunch of crock!" 54 posted on 03/17/2004 12:50:27 PM CST by cinFLA

I think David Hahn should have gotten a medal from the President. Why? For flunking out of jr college and becoming a deck swab in the navy? 57 posted on 03/17/2004 12:54:02 PM CST by cinFLA

After that post, you had my attention and I began to question where you were coming from...........

And it continues as other posters criticized you and you replied by insulting them........Let's see. We have a mop-pusher in the navy that flunked out of jr college

Were you ever on a submarine? Well I served on one. We had a dunce so bad that he was restricted to not go into any areas other than the mess and bunking areas. 116 posted on 03/17/2004 10:42:36 PM CST by cinFLA And you continued, By this time I was quite sure that your nose was in the sky!...............

To: wirestripper Does not explain why you are trashing someone you don't know. Maybe one of those dolphins climbed up your keester.... Show me where I posted falsely of him!!! You are really taking this seriously. What is your personal interest? Are you getting a cut on the book deal? 123 posted on 03/17/2004 10:56:29 PM CST by cinFLA

At this point, I really do not care how you have come to your conclusions. I can restate however my objections to your tone and your personal trashing of the person referenced in the story as if you know him or have a clue as to his service record. (You indicate no knowledge)

IMO, you properly and justifiably can be critical of the story and the contents, but to crossed the line into a personal attack on someone you don't even know and criticized his service, what he did, and what he grew to be after childhood without any knowledge of same.

You them did the same to anyone you was critical of you. In fact one poster was called a liberal.....LOL (really lame response)

So, here we are! You asked........I complied.....

[cinFLA]

IMO, you properly and justifiably can be critical of the story and the contents, but to crossed the line into a personal attack on someone you don't even know and criticized his service, what he did, and what he grew to be after childhood without any knowledge of same.

Why do you support a maladjusted kid that was caught stealing tires off of cars to support his dangerous quest, flunked out of jr college and enlisted in the US Navy as a deckhand? Do you have an interest in the book sales?

[cinFLA]

I guess you support him being awarded a presidential medal as some others on this thread proposed.

[cinFLA]

without any knowledge of same.

Everything I posted was true. Unlike your post which falsely described him as a upstanding nuke submariner.

[cinFLA]

(You indicate no knowledge)

You didn't read the posts.

[cinFLA]

In fact one poster was called a liberal.....LOL (really lame response)

First, I did NOT call him a liberal. Seems you have a problem with comprehension.