Rockwall Man Boasts Of Nuclear Reactor, But No Arrest Made (Garage Nuke In Texas?)

The Dallas Morning News ^ | hursday, January 10, 2008 | JASON TRAHAN

[Maelstorm]

Yeah he fried himself a little but he isn’t dead yet. lol

[Army Air Corps]

I wasn’t saying that it was a myth, just stating that it would be amusing to see the guys on Mythbusters tackle such a project. By the time they finished with it, it would either provide power for the Bay Area or it would irradiate much of San Francisco.

[Badeye]

Thanks for posting the photo, I thought this was about that particular IDIOT.

The boy has ‘issues’ to say the least.

[SouthTexas]

I don't know nothin'. I din't do nothin'. Wasn't nowhere near there. Haven't been around anything radioactive in 25, oh at least 30 years!

Well maybe a smoke detector, but that's just cause I changed the battery!

[bajabaja]

The federales only OK’d the “small nuclear reactor” project in part because of its small scope (lights a 60 watt bulb). There are linear accelerators and other more powerful things of a similar nature that are out there too, so in reality it is not out of the range of the possible. Irradiating San Francisco? You maybe onto something.

[evets]

[jaydubya2]

"It ain't braggin' if you can do it."

Well, even if you can do it, it's still braggin;)

[nomorelurker]

See fusor.net for attempts at basement fusion. Interesting stuff.

[Frobenius]

The January 1959 issue of Scientific American published plans for a Homemade Atom Smasher in the Amateur Scientist section.

"Ma, there's something wrong with Fluffy..."

[Eaker]

I was at lunch when all this happened!

[Squantos]

Nuthin.....all I have is a old coleman lantern mantle and a firecracker........what harm is that ?

[Travis McGee]

Anybody at work come in looking like #19?

[Squantos]

No way !!!!........is that really Hahn ????

Wonder how many rem that boy soaked up in his “experiment”....Whoa !

[Mr. Jazzy]

Excessive exposure to Thorium.

Not a pretty sight.

[razorback-bert]

You overlooked a meltdown or the Mythbuster’s special...a big bang.

[Squantos]

Only seen one person like that in my 35 years working with such and that was due an accident with a shotgun vs rad.

Is that REALLY Hahn ?????

I thought he was much older.....:o)

I have to go search this out.....David Hahn was Navy and that was a long time ago. He should be older unless the rad pickled him !

[Squantos]

Maybe I better toss that old coleman lantern mantle.....:o)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn

Clinton Township Michigan.......lots of criminals up there Larry ....LOL !!

[Travis McGee]

One mantle isn’t a problem, but a few thousand might be.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I guess my plan of grinding up old orange Fiestaware is off too.

And they ain’t letting us play with SPR anymore....

[Squantos]

I feel your loss.....literally !